LIVE UPDATES: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Oct. 13, 2026

MANILA, Philippines – On Day 39 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, the court will tackle administrative matters, particularly the handling of confidential documents in the prosecution’s formal offer of evidence.
- The court will finalize the order covering the confidential documents presented by the prosecution before the court goes to a break.
- The House prosecution panel is also expected to manifest on the floor its decision to drop Article III of the impeachment case or Duterte’s alleged bribery of Department of Education officials.
- The trial will then be go for a break until November 9.
READ: Highlights: Day 38 of Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Oct. 12, 2026
BREAKING: Lead public prosecutor and Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro confirms that the prosecution panel for VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial drops three out of four articles, leaving Article II as the lone case against the VP.
Under Article II, Duterte is alleged to have unexplained wealth which was not disclosed in the VP’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) from 2022 to 2025. #VPonTrial | @GabrielLaluINQ
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LOOK: DAY 39: The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte resumes on Tuesday, Oct. 13, with the Senate impeachment court set to tackle administrative matters before going on a break for budget deliberations. #VPonTrial | @AprBenjaminINQ
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‘DI NA TATAWID NG PASKO’
WATCH: Prosecution counsel Lorna Kapunan believes Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial will end before Christmas, saying their evidence is “strong.” #VPonTrial | @bellepechayINQ
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WATCH: House lead prosecutor Rep. Gerville Luistro and counsel for the prosecution Atty. Amando Ligutan hoped that the impeachment trial of VP Sara Duterte wouldn’t reach December. #VPonTrial | @keithcINQ
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‘BIG DECISIONS WILL BE MADE TODAY’
WATCH: Counsel for the prosecution Atty. Amando Ligutan said their will be “big decisions” to be made on Tuesday, the 39th day of VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. #VPonTrial | @keithcINQ
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WATCH: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Oct. 13, 2026

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