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Jul 24, 2026

Week 3 Sara Duterte Impeachment Trial:Subpoenas, testimony reshape impeachment battle, but decisive fights still lie ahead

The two developments on Week 3 of the trial illustrate the sharply different evidentiary burdens facing the prosecution under the separate impeachment articles. One has secured access to potentially valuable financial records but still faces multiple legal and factual hurdles before those documents can establish unexplained wealth. The other rests largely on Duterte's own words, with prosecutors arguing that the constitutional offense is complete even if criminal liability remains under investigation.

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Week 3 Sara Duterte Impeachment Trial:Subpoenas, testimony reshape impeachment battle, but decisive fights still lie ahead
Jul 17, 2026

Beyond the sound bites: The impeachment court faces its first real test

National Bureau of Investigation Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc emerged as the prosecution's most consequential witness so far, not because he presented a proverbial smoking gun, but because he became the vehicle through which prosecutors sought to transform Duterte's controversial public statements into evidence of an impeachable offense.

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Beyond the sound bites: The impeachment court faces its first real test
Jul 5, 2026

Historic Senate trial begins for impeached VP Sara Duterte

The Senate impeachment court is set to formally begin the historic trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, July 6, marking the start of what is expected to be a lengthy and politically charged proceeding that could determine the future of the country's second-highest elected official.

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Historic Senate trial begins for impeached VP Sara Duterte
May 11, 2026

Sara Duterte impeached again

For the second time in 15 months, the House of Representatives impeached Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, May 11, with more congressmen wanting to see her stand trial in the Senate.

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Sara Duterte impeached again
May 11, 2026

The Duterte dynasty’s hardest battle

What is happening to the Dutertes is also a reflection of the country’s justice system. If wrongdoing is proven, someone must be held accountable. If they are proven innocent, then the truth must also come to light. But we should not let these issues be the cause of our division.

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The Duterte dynasty’s hardest battle
Apr 27, 2026

Taxpayers bear high cost of VP Sara’s ‘silence’

She just can’t dismiss all issues raised against her as politically motivated. There are questionable reports and receipts that originated from her office that need to be explained. Monies appropriated to her office have to be accounted for. Those were not deposits to her personal ATM account that she could spend however she wanted to.

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Taxpayers bear high cost of VP Sara’s ‘silence’
Apr 20, 2026

Zaldy Co in custody: Breakthrough or breakdown in accountability?

If Co becomes merely a tool to purge political opponents while allies are shielded, the cycle of corruption will simply reset under a different name. The real test of the administration’s sincerity lies in whether the investigation follows the money wherever it leads, even to the doorstep of those currently in power.

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Zaldy Co in custody: Breakthrough or breakdown in accountability?