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House proceeds with VP Sara Duterte impeachment hearing on March 25
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The House justice committee proceeds with the first impeachment hearing against Vice President Sara Duterte on March 25, 2026, despite her and her lawyers' absence. The agenda includes ground rules, pending motions, subpoenas, and witnesses for the April 14 public hearing. Officials stress the proceedings are evidence-based from official audit findings.
Lawmakers hit back at a Supreme Court petition by Vice President Sara Duterte's allies seeking to block her ongoing impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives. The move comes after the House justice committee advanced two complaints to hearings.
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Vice President Sara Duterte's defense team labeled the House committee on justice's 'mini-trial' as unconstitutional following her decision to skip the initial hearing on two remaining impeachment complaints.
The House of Representatives has formally initiated impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte after forwarding four verified complaints to the justice committee for deliberation.
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Progressive groups and civil society leaders filed new impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte on February 2, 2026, after the Supreme Court ruled that the one-year bar lapsed on January 15. The accusations center on betrayal of public trust through alleged misuse of confidential funds. Duterte's camp stated they are prepared to face the charges and confident they will collapse under scrutiny.