Impeachment
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.
San Juan City Rep. Bel Zamora believes the House committee on justice has a solid case for impeaching Vice President Sara Duterte and can secure enough votes for a Senate trial. She said they need around 106 votes, or one-third, and they have the numbers. Duterte's camp has filed a Supreme Court petition to halt the proceedings.
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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.
In the latest development in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte, Rep. Chel Diokno has requested transferring detained witness Ramil Madriaga—previously highlighted for his potential testimony on confidential funds irregularities—to the House Committee on Justice for protection and availability. The move follows the committee's finding that complaints are sufficient and includes subpoenas for Duterte's financial records amid prior calls for Madriaga to clarify bogus recipient names.
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The House public accounts panel and Bicol Saro Rep. Terry Ridon have raised concerns over a potential conflict of interest, as two members of Vice President Sara Duterte's legal team in the ongoing impeachment proceedings could serve as witnesses in the handling of confidential funds. Ridon stated that including Michael Poa and Reynold Munsayac on the defense panel raises serious questions due to their direct involvement in issues surrounding the confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education.
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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Five days after his life sentence for the 2024 martial law-linked insurrection, former President Yoon Suk Yeol appealed the ruling on February 24, 2026. His lawyers cited factual errors, legal misapplications, and political bias, vowing to challenge the verdict for historical accuracy amid ongoing political fallout in South Korea.
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