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

What’s the legal basis for Escudero’s 16-vote threshold in impeachment trial?

Escudero finds legal justification from a Supreme Court ruling that upheld the constitutionality of the Visiting Forces Agreement between the Philippines and the US

By Dwight de Leon

Diokno, De Lima say impeach trial also challenges culture of violence

MANILA, Philippines – House prosecutors and Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno and Mamamayang Liberal Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima said Saturday that Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial goes beyond holding her accountable for alleged offenses. It is also about rejecting a culture of violence and impunity that has become normalized under the Dutertes’ leadership.

By jvicente

Marcoleta asked for Sara Duterte, Padilla visits amid pneumonia — CIDG

Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, who was earlier reported to be isolated and confined due to communicable disease pneumonia, was visited by Vice President Sara Duterte and Sen. Robin Padilla.

By Renalyn Ramirez