COURT IN SESSION Senator-judges in their maroon robes gather at the Senate plenary hall on Monday for the opening of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte as members of the House

CALM BEFORE MONDAY Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Director retired Police Maj. Gen. Alfredo Sotto Corpuz and Police Brig. Gen. Benigno Guzman (left photo) conduct a security inspection…

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The Senate session hall in Pasay City is transformed into an impeachment court on Friday, July 3, 2026. The high-stakes impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is…

The House prosecution team is fully prepared for the opening of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial on Monday.

MANILA, Philippines: The Philippine Senate, acting as an impeachment court, will open the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday in a politically volatile event that will…

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Senate, acting as an impeachment court, will open the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday in a poli...

Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian. PHOTO BY NIÑO JESUS ORBETA MANILA, Philippines — An all-senator caucus was held on Monday morning ahead of the first day of Vice President…

Weeks before the trial, the Senate amended its rules to allow a senator other than the Senate president to preside over the proceedings

Philippines Senate elects Chiz Escudero to preside over Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, as senators clash over constitutional rules and the limits of his powers.

House prosecutors during Day 1 of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Photo from Senate PRIB. MANILA, Philippines -- Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment…

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte's lead defense counsel, Sheila Sison, delivers her opening statement on Monday as the Senate impeachment court begins the trial…

MANILA, Philippines – The Senate convened as an impeachment court for the first time against a sitting Philippine vice president, with Sara Duterte absent and an early prosecution…

COURT IN SESSION Senator-judges in their maroon robes gather at the Senate plenary hall on Monday for the opening of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte as…

CALL Members of militant groups gather outside the Senate on the first day of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, calling for accountability as the country’s…

'The impeachment court... being presided over by an officer whose authority to hold that position is squarely disputed and is the subject matter of a Petition presently pending…

Vice President Sara Duterte (center) arrives at the Senate of the Philippines, Pasay City, on July 7, ahead of the day’s scheduled impeachment trial proceedings. Though present at…