Marilyn Cahatol

Vice President Sara Duterte announces her intention to run for the presidency in the 2028 national elections during a press conference at the Office of the Vice President (OVP) headquarters in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. Duterte outlines her priorities, including governance reforms, public service continuity, and national development. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177839063335720260218-vp-sara-duterte-presidency-MT.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Vice President Sara Duterte announces her intention to run for the presidency in the 2028 national elections during a press conference at the Office of the Vice President (OVP) headquarters in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. Duterte outlines her priorities, including governance reforms, public service continuity, and national development.<em> Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATED) </strong>— For the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/5/house-impeaches-vp-sara-duterte-1551">second time</a> in her term, the House of Representatives voted on Monday to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte.</p><p>At the House plenary session on Monday, 255 of the 316 House members supported the impeachment complaints against Duterte on the grounds of alleged misuse of confidential funds, unexplained wealth, and supposed assassination plot against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.</p><p>This was more than the one-third, or 106 House members, that the Constitution requires for the articles of impeachment to be transmitted to the Senate for trial.</p><div><a href="http://Sara Duterte impeachment now up to House plenary after panel finds probable cause">Sara Duterte impeachment now up to House plenary after panel finds probable cause</a></div><p>There were 26 votes against impeachment and nine abstentions.</p><p>More House members voted to impeach Duterte on Monday than in February 2025, when 215 endorsed the articles of impeachment to the Senate for trial.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>DUTERTE CAMP: WE ARE PREPARED</strong></div><p>In a statement, Duterte’s defense team said they are aware of the plenary’s vote, noting that “the burden now rests on the accusers to substantiate their claims in accordance with the Constitution, the law, and rules on evidence.”</p><p>“While questions of constitutional significance remain pending before the Supreme Court, we are fully prepared to defend the Vice President before the Senate sitting as an Impeachment Court,” they said.</p><p>Duterte&#x27;s camp and supporters have filed several petitions urging the Supreme Court to issue a temporary restraining order on the impeachment proceedings. The <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/4/22/fourth-petition-seeks-supreme-court-tro-vs-sara-duterte-impeachment-hearings-1159">fourth petition </a>filed by a group of lawyers alleged that the continuing acts of Committee on Justice Chair Gerville Luistro and House Speaker Faustino &quot;Bojie&quot; Dy III were in excess of their constitutional and procedural authority, resulting in irreparable injury.</p><p>The upper chamber is mandated to conduct a trial “forthwith,” which the Supreme Court earlier clarified to mean “<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/4/30/senate-may-hold-vp-sara-impeachment-trial-during-break-1243">within reasonable time</a>.”</p><p>Then Senate President Vicente &quot;Tito&quot; Sotto III previously said that the Senate was preparing to convene an impeachment court, assuring the public the chamber has enough funds from last year to hold the proceedings.</p><p>Sotto was ousted in a coup at the Senate shortly before the House voted on the House justice committee&#x27;s recommendation on the impeachment complaints it held hearings on.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/11/cayetano-replaces-sotto-as-senate-president-1539">Cayetano is new Senate president, replacing Sotto<br/></a></div><p>During the impeachment trial, 11 House members will serve as prosecutors, who will be elected by a majority vote.</p><p>Some names that Manila Rep. Joel Chua said may emerge are House justice panel chair Gerville Luistro of Batangas, and Reps. Chel Diokno (Akbayan), Leila De Lima (Mamamayang Liberal), Terry Ridon (Bicol Saro), Lorenz Defensor (Iloilo), Rodge Gutierrez (1-Rider), and Jonathan Keith Flores (Bukidnon) — all lawyers.</p><p>The House <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/5/house-impeaches-vp-sara-duterte-1551">first impeached Duterte </a>February last year but the Supreme Court declared the articles of impeachment &quot;unconstitutional&quot; for violating the one-year bar rule and blocked trial at the Senate.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/11/as-vp-sara-faces-new-impeachment-senate-is-again-put-to-test-0800">As Sara Duterte faces new House impeachment, Senate is again put to the test</a></div><div><br/></div><div><em>More details to follow.</em></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GARW5BW9izU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ltwxp6lnjqA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>For the second time, the House of Representatives has voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte.</p>

For the second time, the House of Representatives has voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte.

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In 255-26-9 vote, House impeaches Sara Duterte

Marilyn Cahatol,

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Published May 11, 2026 05:02 PM PHT

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Updated May 11, 2026 05:49 PM PHT

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