Philippines' democracy tested by Duterte impeachment trial

Vice President Sara Duterte faces impeachment in a trial that could shape the 2028 presidential race and test public trust in the country's democratic institutions.

Philippines’ impeachment showdown: why removing VP Sara could be uphill battle

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio did not attend the opening of her impeachment trial on Monday, leaving her lawyers to fight charges that, if upheld, could remove her from office, permanently bar her from politics and reshape the 2028 presidential race. Legal experts told This Week in Asia they expected Duterte-Carpio to be difficult, though not impossible, to convict despite the gravity of the charges because prosecutors would need at least 16 senators – two-thirds of the chambe...

By Raissa Robles

Sara Duterte: why the Philippines’ vice president is on trial

Case against VP Sara Duterte shifts feud with Marcos family to ‘new battleground’

By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK

Trial Day 5: Sara Duterte camp casts doubt on NBI witness’ credibility

The defense also downplays the inciting to sedition allegation against Duterte, as well as the seriousness of her alleged grave threats against President Marcos

By Jairo Bolledo

Kapunan: Defense tried to divert us from impeachment to criminal case

MANILA, Philippines — The defense panel tried to divert discussions on the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte to a criminal matter and deliberately misinform the public about the evidence needed for a conviction, counsel for the prosecution Lorna Kapunan claimed on Tuesday. In a press briefing after the fifth day of the trial,

By cbuban

Prosecution drops Zuleika Lopez as witness

The prosecution in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will no longer summon her former chief of staff Zuleika Lopez to the witness stand.

By Marc Jayson Cayabyab