And it is not about simply calling for the President to resign, or insisting on changing government altogether, as it might be about working within the limits of this democracy, and hopefully figuring out how we can keep it going, given the threat of a 2028 return to yet another Duterte for President.

The International Criminal Court has officially removed Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan from office after the court's governing body found him guilty of serious misconduct involving allegations of sexual abuse.

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.