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Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, Week 12: Sara’s business ties, Davao contracts take center stage as impeachment court resets conviction math
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By Tita C. Valderama
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Sep 25, 2026
On day 29, Sept. 23, after oral arguments from the prosecution and defense, the impeachment court voted 13-1 to reverse Presiding Officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s July 6 ruling that 16 votes—two-thirds of the 24-member Senate—were required to convict Duterte.
Sara Duterte impeachment trial, Week 11: Trial moves from wealth records to vote math
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By Tita C. Valderama
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Sep 18, 2026
The impeachment trial took an unexpected turn on Day 26, when the Senate heard four retired Supreme Court justices on a separate but potentially crucial question: whether the two-thirds vote required to convict Duterte should always mean 16 votes in the 24-member Senate.
A smiling Duterte appears in person for the first time before the ICC
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By Janna Millenas
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Sep 17, 2026
Dressed in black suit and white polo shirt, Duterte appeared attentive as Trial Chamber III tackled procedural and administrative issues ahead of his Nov. 30 trial on crimes against humanity.
An historic poll puts peace to the test in the Philippines
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By Georgi Engelbrecht, International Crisis Group
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Sep 13, 2026
On Sept. 14, residents of the Bangsamoro in the southern Philippines will elect regional parliamentary representatives. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Georgi Engelbrecht explains the importance of this step in the peace process between the national government and ex-rebels in the region.
Sara Duterte impeachment trial, Week 10: Confidential fund case sharpens as court revisits vote threshold
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By Tita C. Valderama
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Sep 11, 2026
On Thursday, the court named retired chief justices Artemio Panganiban, Reynato Puno and Hilario G. Davide Jr., and retired associate justice Adolfo Azcuna as amici curiae, or friends of the court, to advise it on whether the 16-vote requirement should be changed in light of the nonparticipation of four senator-judges.
FACT CHECK: Chua quote on ‘drying up the country’s funds just to impeach VP Sara’ FAKE
A graphic circulating online claims that House prosecutor Joel Chua said congressmen do not care if the country's funds run dry as long as they convict Vice President Sara Duterte in the impeachment trial. This is fake.
Prosecution to ICC: Dismiss Duterte defense bid to strike out 8 incidents in trial brief
The prosecution at the International Criminal Court has urged Trial Chamber III to dismiss a defense motion challenging the addition of eight incidents to its trial brief in the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte.
Martial Law and missed opportunities
COMMENTARY: Will PBBM be the national leader who will ultimately break this selfish and corrupt elite curse on Philippine governance? Probably not within his time since after all he is a beneficiary of the largesse his parents siphoned out from the country’s coffers.
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