From the top: Pro-Marcos Filipinos Do Not Yield Movement, left-wing Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, and Duterte Diehard Supporters-aligned Hakbang ng Maisug stage protests in front of the Senate on Monday, May 18, 2026, as the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte begins. — Photos from John Eric Mendoza
MANILA, Philippines — Once allies during the 2022 elections, Duterte Diehard Supporters (DDS) and Marcos loyalists now differ in their calls during their separate protest actions outside the premises of the Senate as it convenes as a court for the trial of impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte.
Aside from the erstwhile supporters of the UniTeam alliance, members from the left-wing Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) — who reiterated their mantra that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Duterte are “no different” from each other — also staged demonstrations in front of the upper chamber headquarters.
Pro-Marcos Filipinos Do Not Yield (FDNY) movement dared the senators to convict Duterte, while the DDS group Hakbang ng Maisug warned of “zero votes” for senators who will vote to do such a move.
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