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Manila showdown
Philippine Senate opens Sara Duterte's impeachment trial, with her 2028 presidential bid at stake
The Philippine Senate convened as an impeachment court on 6 July 2026 to try Vice-President Sara Duterte on charges of misusing public funds, amassing unexplained wealth and threatening to have President Marcos killed. A conviction, requiring 16 of 24 senators, would remove her and could end her expected 2028 presidential run.