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

Sara Duterte trial: Prosecution’s witness says NBI did not find VP’s alleged hitman

NBI's former cybercrime division chief Jeremy Lotoc, however, insisted that this does not make Vice President Duterte's threat against Marcos any less credible or actionable

By Dwight de Leon

Senators to decide whether to hold trials in the morning after Sona

MANILA, Philippines — Senator-judges will decide on the proposal to hold Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial in the morning, starting July 27, when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will deliver his 5th state of the nation address (Sona) at 4 p.m., impeachment court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol said Monday. According to Tongol, this means the

By cbuban

NBI trial witness: Evidence backs grave threats, sedition raps vs Sara Duterte

An NBI witness links the vice president's 2024 remarks to threats, sedition complaints.

By Ian Laqui