Philippine senators take their oath as jurors in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte at the plenary hall of the Senate in Manila on May 18, 2026. Philippine lawmakers were sworn in on May 18 to serve as judges in the trial of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, the second attempt since last year to force her from office. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
MANILA, Philippines — Four out of five Filipinos either do not believe senator-judges will base their decision in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on evidence and the law, or simply do not know how they will decide, survey results from Octa Research showed.
Based on the results of a survey conducted by Octa from April 20 to 24 where they asked if they believed most senator-judges will decide based on the evidence rather than politics, 32 percent responded that they do not, while 49 percent said they were undecided.
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