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FACT SHEET: What to expect from the impeachment trial of Sara Duterte

FACT CHECK

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By Kiara Ysabel Gorrospe

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Jun 7, 2025

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.

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FACT SHEET: Impeachment in the Philippines through the years

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By Rhoanne De Guzman

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Jun 6, 2025

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.

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Make it make sense: Duterte numbers and the blame BBM train

Commentary

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By Katrina Stuart Santiago

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May 29, 2025

In truth, between the Duterte arrest in March, across the 2025 campaign, and through to the present, a content bucket that has constantly been filled is that one that speaks of Duterte as the Pinoy every man, the Juan dela Cruz, who became President. This is further dispersed across smaller content buckets, each one filled deliberately and strategically, and then mass dropped on Tiktok accounts that grow almost by the week.

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FACT SHEET: From Manila to The Hague and back to Davao: Can Duterte swing it?

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By Psalm Mishael Taruc

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May 22, 2025

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.

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Sara Duterte impeachment trial: first round in the 2028 presidential contest

PHL Vote 2025

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By Ellen Tordesillas

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May 18, 2025

Prominent lawyer Lorna Kapunan said last week’s election showed an enlightened electorate. The results were both an appeal and demand to current as well as aspiring political leaders for respect. It’s a notice as well to the senator-judges in the Duterte impeachment trial.

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FACT CHECK Online Posts

FACT CHECK: Escudero did NOT dismiss Duterte impeachment case

A YouTube video claimed that Senate President Chiz Escudero has junked the impeachment case against VP Sara Duterte. This is false.

Arts & Culture

Shamaine Buencamino remembers Floy Quintos

Shamaine openly admires Floy Quintos as a genius playwright who gave actors not just complex and rich characters but a guide in knowing themselves as Filipinos.

Commentary

Na- 1-2-3

Fr. Flavie Villanueva: In the name of justice that was denied to thousands of families who lost their loved ones due to former President Rodrigo Duterte’s state policy of “kill, kill, kill”, I make this P123 mocking deposit. The “Na 1-2-3” deposit is also a call for vigilance: That’s also a “Na 1-2-3” ni Digong at Sara ang Bayan noon at hanggang ngayon!