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<p>MANILA — Nearly 3 in 4 Filipinos support a Senate impeachment trial for Vice President Sara Duterte, according to an OCTA Research survey released Monday. </p><p>Out of 1,200 respondents polled in late April, 74 percent said Duterte should face a Senate impeachment trial to answer the allegations against her. </p><p>Only 21 percent opposed a trial, and just 4 percent remained undecided. </p><p>Support for the impeachment trial went up from 69 percent in March 2026.</p><p>“These findings reflect public support for allowing the constitutional impeachment process to proceed — and should not be read as a judgment on guilt, conviction, or removal from office,” OCTA noted. </p><p>The pollster said “support is consistent across socioeconomic lines.”</p><p>“Backing for an impeachment trial varies by only two percentage points across income groups: 74% among Class ABC, 75% among Class D, and 73% among Class E. Opposition is similarly uniform, ranging from 20% to 22% across all classes,” it said. </p><p>But it said support “is more uneven” across regions. </p><p>The Visayas recorded the highest support at 82 percent, followed by Metro Manila at 81 percent and Balance Luzon at 77 percent. But Mindanao — the primary political stronghold of the Duterte family — “is the clear outlier”, with support standing at only 58 percent, while opposition reaches 41 percent. </p><p>This “reflects patterns of regional political identity that have historically set Mindanao apart from national sentiment on issues involving the Duterte family,” OCTA said. </p><p>“The April 2026 data show majority support for a Senate impeachment trial that is nationally consistent and crosses class lines — but that coexists with meaningful and regionally concentrated resistance, particularly in Mindanao,” it added. </p><p>Duterte<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/31/senate-vp-sara-duterte-may-submit-impeachment-answer-until-monday-1635"> has until Monday to file her answer to the articles of impeachment </a>against her, the Office of the Senate Secretary said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/29/prosecutor-waiting-with-anticipation-for-vp-sara-s-answer-to-impeach-raps-1523">House prosecutor &#x27;waiting with anticipation&#x27; for VP Sara&#x27;s answer to impeachment raps </a></div><p>The 48-year-old was impeached in May or formally accused by a large majority of the House of Representatives of graft charges and an alleged assassination plot against former ally President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. </p><p>Under the Philippine constitution, an impeachment triggers a trial in the Senate, where a guilty verdict on any of the charges would see her removed and banned from elected office for life.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/21/sara-duterte-impeachment-trial-may-start-july-6-1040">&#x27;Forthwith&#x27;: Sara Duterte impeachment trial may start July 6, says Tulfo </a></div><p>Sixteen votes in the 24-seat Senate would be needed to convict the daughter of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte in the chamber packed with her allies. </p><p>The Vice President has declared her candidacy for president in the 2028 election.</p><div><strong>— With a report from Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong></strong><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/28/house-members-warn-vs-online-voting-in-sara-duterte-impeachment-trial-1710">Sara Duterte impeachment trial demands ‘full presence,’ House members say in warning vs online vote </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/29/marcos-dela-rosa-online-voting-senate-1251">Marcos dares Bato: If you want to vote, show up </a><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/29/marcos-dela-rosa-online-voting-senate-1251"></a><strong><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/29/marcos-dela-rosa-online-voting-senate-1251"></a></strong><br/><strong> </strong></div><div><strong><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/Ugj0KIZUGqM?&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/IZsbPufua9k?&amp;pp=0gcJCR4LAYcqIYzv&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/jXZWyzC2LRo?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Nearly 3 in 4 Filipinos support a Senate impeachment trial for Vice President Sara Duterte, according to an OCTA Research survey released Monday.</p>

Nearly 3 in 4 Filipinos support a Senate impeachment trial for Vice President Sara Duterte, according to an OCTA Research survey released Monday.

Nearly 3 in 4 Filipinos support Sara Duterte impeachment trial: OCTA survey

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Nearly 3 in 4 Filipinos support Sara Duterte impeachment trial: OCTA survey

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Published June 01, 2026 09:47 AM PHT

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Updated June 01, 2026 10:28 AM PHT

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