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Sara Duterte impeachment trial: Everything you need to know

MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte faces a critical moment in her political career following her impeachment by the House of Representatives.

Allegations of corruption, abuse of power, and the misuse of confidential funds have put her at the center of a growing national controversy. The debate over Duterte’s impeachment trial is intensifying, fueled by the approaching 2025 midterm elections and the escalating rift between her camp and that of former ally, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The outcome of this trial, after all, could have significant implications for the country’s political landscape with three years to go before the 2028 presidential elections.

On this page are essential resources — news updates, explainers, analyses, and interviews — that can help readers follow the proceedings and understand the nuances of the impeachment trial. Bookmark this page to find more stories as developments unfold.


EXPLAINERS

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Vice President Sara Duterte holds a press conference on her impeachment

TIMELINE: Sara Duterte impeachment

Will Vice President Sara Duterte survive the Senate impeachment trial?

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Behind the scenes of Sara Duterte’s impeachment at the House

How did the House get to 215, more than twice the number of signatures needed to impeach the Vice President? And why now, despite the legal risks?

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LOOK: Proposed timetable for impeachment trial against VP Sara Duterte

The Senate President releases the timetable amid calls from critics to begin the proceedings immediately, citing the Constitution’s use of the word ‘forthwith’

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Protest rally for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte

Sara’s argument: House impeachment invalid for violating ‘one-year bar’ rule

VP Sara Duterte says the House deliberately delayed deliberations on the first set of complaints filed to give lawmakers more time to gather signatures, and to circumvent a crucial constitutional rule

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Vice President Sara Duterte holds a press conference on her impeachment

Who are the lawyers defending Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial?

Duterte’s defense team consists of her father and father-in-law, and other lawyers who have handled major cases

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Who are the lawyers defending Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial?

Here’s a closer look at the lawmakers tasked with making the case against Vice President Sara Duterte

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Who is John Cagas, lone Davao lawmaker who signed Sara’s impeachment?

Of the 11 Davao region lawmakers, only Cagas signed the impeachment complaint

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Protest rally for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte

Can Sara Duterte avoid being banned from seeking public office if she resigns?

If Vice President Sara Duterte resigns before an impeachment trial conviction, can she still run in the 2028 elections?

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Speaker Martin Romualdez during VP Sara Duterte impeachment

Why does House prosecution need Sara Duterte’s bank records for impeachment?

Our best case reference of an ousted official is former chief justice Corona, who was convicted by the impeachment court for failing to declare bank accounts in his SALN

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Speaker Martin Romualdez during VP Sara Duterte impeachment

READ: Impeachment complaint backed by 215 lawmakers vs VP Sara Duterte

Sara Duterte is impeached on the grounds of betrayal of public trust, culpable violation of the Constitution, bribery, graft and corruption, and other high crimes

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Sara Duterte at Congress quad comm hearing

READ: Impeachment complaint backed by 215 lawmakers vs VP Sara Duterte

The number of signatories to the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte increases to 240 after 25 more lawmakers back the complaint


ANALYSES AND OPINION PIECES

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Can a Supreme Court dominated by Duterte appointees render an impartial ruling on Sara’s impeachment?

[Rear View] Can SC packed with Duterte appointees render impartial ruling on Sara’s impeachment? 

The nature of their calling requires restraint and fortitude, their personal or political views yielding to the higher notions of law and the Constitution 

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[Newspoint] A lost chance at justice

The impeachment process is so clearly laid out in the Constitution I see no way for anyone literate enough to get lost in it

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[Pastilan] Impeachment means nothing until it means everything to Sara Duterte

More than a week after Sara Duterte dismissed her impeachment with a smirk, here she is, petition in hand, begging the high court to make it all go away

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Which Congress handles Sara Duterte impeachment trial

[Pastilan] Impeachment means nothing until it means everything to Sara Duterte

It’s not ideal, but Senate President Escudero’s schedule for the impeachment trial may be the least bad of the available options

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[OPINION] Impeachment after resignation: Should the trial continue?

It remains a gray area in Philippine law – but the Senate has power to make and interpret own rules

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[Vantage Point] Why Sara Duterte deserves to be impeached

The world stood witness to a supposed public servant refusing to shed light — invoking her right to self-incrimination countless times — to various malfeasance she has been accused of. The optics it projects is a defiantly mad public servant rejecting accountability.

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[Rear View] Guilty or Not Guilty? Impeachment votes may be the midterm’s precious commodity

[Rear View] Guilty or not guilty? Impeachment votes may be elections’ precious commodity

The Dutertes will surely leverage their strength in Mindanao for a “not guilty” verdict

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[OPINION] Impeachment: Welcome to another season

Even if we’re torn about the motives of the actors, there’s no better justice than enforcing the clear terms of the Constitution now

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[OPINION] Impeachment: Welcome to another season

The moment calls for all the strategic and robust force that can be harnessed and brought to bear on the Senate, on whose judgment may well depend the nation’s chance to rid its life of the mephitic Dutertes once and for all

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Sara Duterte

[Pastilan] This isn’t some dating app, Sara

The Constitution isn’t your toxic ex, and the Philippines isn’t some relationship you can ghost whenever the vibe feels off


VIDEOS

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Protest rally for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte

WATCH: Explaining the unpredictable politics of Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial

It will be filled with drama that’s for sure, because of the political character of an impeachment trial

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Vice President Sara Duterte holds a press conference on her impeachment

LIVESTREAM: VP Sara Duterte holds press briefing after impeachment

Vice President Sara Duterte faces the media after she was impeached by the House of Representatives.

– Jodesz Gavilan/Rappler.com


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