LIVE UPDATES: Impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte

The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte — the first Philippine public official to be impeached twice by the House of Representatives — began at 2 pm on Monday, July 6. There are four articles of impeachment against Duterte involving alleged misuse of confidential funds, unexplained wealth, bribery of Department of Education officials, and grave threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his family. Only 21 out of 24 senator-judges are physically present. Senator Bato dela Rosa remains in hiding as he faces an International Criminal Court arrest warrant over Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, Senator Jinggoy Estrada has been detained and suspended in connection with a plunder case, and Senator Rodante Marcoleta surrendered to authorities as he also faces a plunder case. On this page, we bring you the latest updates, analyses, videos, and photos as the trial of the Vice President unfolds. Listening to former senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s press conference is an exercise in reading between the lines. Trillanes, fresh from his removal from the prosecution’s witness lineup in Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial, consistently faced questions from the media on the identity of the individuals who orchestrated his eventual withdrawal. The veteran politician dodged these questions over and over, yet in the same breath repeatedly took a swipe at one person: presiding officer Chiz Escudero. Senate impeachment court spokesperson Reginald Tongol says the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte may be finished before the Senate begins its holiday break on December 26, 2026. Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV links Vice President Sara Duterte to China, flags a supposedly fictitious name in one of her companies, questions her allegedly undeclared time deposits in her Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth, and takes a swipe at presiding officer Chiz Escudero, in his first press conference since he was dropped from the prosecution’s witness lineup in Duterte’s impeachment trial. Trillanes asks: Why did Escudero issue subpoena to all prosecution witnesses but me? Rappler.com Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV questions why Senator Chiz Escudero, the presiding officer in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, issued subpoenas to all of the prosecution’s witnesses except for him. Trillanes was speaking in a press conference at Club Filipino in San Juan City on Friday, October 2, following the withdrawal of his name from the prosecution’s witness lineup. Who is Ang Hai Peng? Trillanes alleges ‘fictitious person’ in Sara Duterte firms’ records Rappler.com Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV flags the name Ang Hai Peng in the corporate records of companies linked to Vice President Sara Duterte. Trillanes claims it is a “fictitious person” who suspiciously shares the same birthday as Jaime Cruz, Duterte’s business partner. Trillanes was speaking in a press conference at Club Filipino in San Juan City on Friday, October 2, following the withdrawal of his name from the prosecution’s witness lineup in the Vice President’s impeachment trial. Trillanes claims alleged drug lord Sammy Uy gave P181M to Duterte family Rappler.com Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV says that based on his copy of the Dutertes’ bank records, alleged drug lord Sammy Uy gave P181 million to various members of the family from 2011 to 2013, including P22 million for now-Vice President Sara Duterte. Trillanes was speaking in a press conference at Club Filipino in San Juan City on Friday, October 2, following the withdrawal of his name from the prosecution’s witness lineup in the Vice President’s impeachment trial. Trillanes: Sara Duterte did not declare ballooning time deposits in SALNs Rappler.com Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV says that when Vice President Sara Duterte entered elective office in 2007, she only declared cash on hand worth P2 million, despite her time deposits of P53 million and $212,000. Time deposits grew to P94 million by 2009, which Trillanes says did not match Duterte’s income. Trillanes was speaking in a press conference at Club Filipino in San Juan City on Friday, October 2, following the withdrawal of his name from the prosecution’s witness lineup in the Vice President’s impeachment trial.