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Habang hinihintay ng bansa ang resolusyon kung matutuloy ang paglilitis kay Vice President Sara Duterte sa ika-20 Kongreso pagkatapos nitong magtipun-tipon sa Hulyo, balikan natin ang kasaysayan at pagkakasunud-sunod ng mga kaso ng impeachment sa bansa.

Ang tanong kung pwedeng ipagpatuloy ng papasok na 20th Congress—na magsisimula ng termino sa tanghali ng Hunyo 30 ngunit magpupulong bilang isang legislative body sa Hulyo 28—ang proseso ng impeachment o hindi ay nananatiling walang katiyakan.

The question on whether or not the incoming 20th Congress—whose term begins at noon on June 30 but will convene as a legislative body on July 28—could continue the impeachment process remains unsettled.

As the nation awaits the resolution of whether Vice President Sara Duterte's trial could proceed during the 20th Congress after it convenes in July, let's look back at the history and timeline of impeachment cases in the country.

With former president Rodrigo Duterte detained in ICC custody, legal uncertainties rose amid unprecedented conditions when he was elected mayor of Davao City in the May 12 midterm elections.

News headlines from May 15 used the words nullified, voided, reversed and remanded to refer to an April 30 ruling of the Court of Appeals in granting a petition for certiorari on a drug case in which former senator Leila de Lima had been acquitted.

With Bam Aquino poised to make a Senate comeback based on his high ranking in the May 12 polls, VERA Files Fact Check observed a barrage of posts online questioning the role he played in the passing of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.

Napansin ng news outlets at netizens noong Abril 14 na ang Google Maps ay may mas kitang-kita na label ng West Philippine Sea sa site nito. Ano ang big deal tungkol sa Google Maps at West Philippine Sea? Narito ang paliwanag ng VERA Files:

News outlets and netizens noted on April 14 that Google Maps had more prominently labeled and displayed the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on its site.

More than 68.4 million Filipinos are registered to vote in 438,500 established local precincts in the coming May 2025 elections. This is a 3.9% increase from the number of registered voters in 2022. Who makes up the Filipino vote this year?

Kamakailan lang, naging usap-usapan ang contestant sa entertainment program na “It’s Showtime” dahil hindi raw siya “masyadong knowledgeable” tungkol sa Commission on Elections (Comelec). Ano nga ba ang papel ng Comelec sa eleksyon at ano ang hindi sakop ng kanilang mandato?

The Philippine Supreme Court has no power to order the ICC to return Mr. Duterte to the Philippines, after the ICC issued his arrest.