Vice President Sara Duterte will surely face the Senate impeachment court this time around.
While she escaped the trial in 2025 after the Supreme Court (SC) declared the complaint against her as unconstitutional, Duterte was impeached again by the House of Representatives last May.
She became the first Filipino public official to have been impeached twice by the legislative’s lower chamber due to her alleged threats to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his family, misuse of confidential funds, and unexplained wealth.
Although she filed a petition again with the SC to stop her 2026 impeachment, the High Court did not issue a temporary restraining order.
In June, the pre-trial conference at the Senate was held for five days, and culminated on June 25. This cleared the way for the trial scheduled on Monday, July 6.
