A highly consequential impeachment trial against Philippines Vice-President Sara Duterte could spell the end for her political career and shape the nation's 2028 election.

Impeachment trial presiding officer Chiz Escudero set the conviction threshold in the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte to 16. The decision comes amid legal interpretations that the two-thirds conviction threshold of the Constitution can mean only 14,

The Philippine Ombudsman’s office filed a plunder case on Friday against a senator that an influential church group supported through a three-day protest that disrupted the capital this week.

Human rights groups believe the true death toll could be in the tens of thousands, arguing that many killings went undocumented.

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court has ordered Vice President Sara Duterte to appear before it on Monday, July 6, when her trial opens at 2 p.m. whether in person or through her lawyers.

Philippine police and their agents carry out extrajudicial killings with impunity as part of the government’s anti-drug campaign.