Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Southeast Asia Brief.
The highlights this week: Sara Duterte becomes the first Philippine official to be impeached twice, Myanmar’s junta revives plans for a controversial Chinese megadam and Cambodian soldiers are injured on the border with Thailand.
Philippines Impeachment Kicks Off
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte started Monday. It marks the latest twist in the allies-to-enemies saga of the Duterte dynasty and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Duterte is now the first Philippine official to be impeached twice, after 2025 impeachment proceedings against her were derailed for procedural reasons and did not lead to an acquittal or conviction. She has declined to attend the impeachment hearing, though she did meet with her legal team at the Senate on Tuesday.
