Sara Duterte impeachment trial: Everything you need to know

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Everything you need to know

With 3 years to go before the 2028 presidential election, VP Duterte's impeachment trial will have significant implications for the Philippine political landscape

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

Sara Duterte impeachment protest at EDSA Shrine

Vice President Sara Duterte holds a press conference on her impeachment

Protest rally for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte

Speaker Martin Romualdez during VP Sara Duterte impeachment

Sara Duterte at Congress quad comm hearing

ANALYSES AND OPINION PIECES

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

Which Congress handles Sara Duterte impeachment trial

[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.

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

Sara Duterte at the Senate hearing of the OVP for 2025

[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