Impeachment

The Senate is studying a shorter impeachment trial for Vice President Sara Duterte set to begin on July 6, as groups protest corruption.

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The Senate has cleared procedural hurdles for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, which opens on July 6. House prosecutors plan to call their first witness that day amid a dispute over a sealed box of tax records.

A lawmaker revealed that impeached Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband failed to declare 52 firearms in their statements of assets, liabilities and net worth. The firearms were registered with the Philippine National Police. This forms part of the pre-trial brief for her upcoming impeachment trial.

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Senator Panfilo Lacson warned that detentions of fellow senators could complicate the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, which is set to begin on July 6. He suggested options such as seeking court permission for detained senators to attend as judges. Lacson also noted that Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian may step aside for a lawyer to preside.

Rise Mzansi MP Makashule Gana was elected chairperson of Parliament’s Section 89 impeachment committee on Monday. The committee will examine allegations against President Cyril Ramaphosa linked to his Phala Phala farm.

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Vice President Sara Duterte filed her response to the Articles of Impeachment before the Senate on June 1, 2026, seeking dismissal of the case.