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
The prosecution dropped three of the four impeachment articles against Vice President Sara Duterte, retaining only the charge of unexplained wealth, as the Senate impeachment court wrapped up proceedings on Tuesday, October 13, ahead of its break for budget deliberations.
The trial is set to resume on November 9, when the defense begins presenting its evidence. #VPonTrial
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‘ISA NA LANG, HINDI KA BA HAPPY?’
Atty. Lorna said Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team should be thankful that the prosecution dropped three of the four articles of impeachment against Duterte, so they can now focus on one and build their case.
“Baka ang hindi happy ang mga defense lawyer. Hindi naman alam ba’t sad sila,” Kapunan added. #VPonTrial
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Court lifts sub judice rule on dropped impeachment articles
Duterte trial: Luistro protests ‘persecution’ remark by defense counsel
‘NO REGRETS’
WATCH: Defense counsel and spokesperson Michael Poa says they have no regrets for not availing of the alternating set-up of presenting evidence on a per article basis before the Senate impeachment court.
This, as the prosecution team dropped Articles I, III, and IV — two of which have already been presented in court. #VPonTrial | @bellepechayINQ
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‘MAKAKAPAGSALITA YUNG PROSECUTION, KAMI HINDI’
Atty. Michael Poa highlights the difficulties the defense team may face following the impeachment court’s relaxation of Rule 18 or the sub judice rule to allow Vice President Sara Duterte to respond to the three dropped impeachment articles against her. #VPonTrial
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‘ANG NAGLALAKAD NANG MATULIN, KUNG MATINIK AY MALALIM’
Senator-judge Joel Villanueva cited a Filipino proverb to stress the need to give Vice President Sara Duterte ample time to defend herself in the impeachment trial, despite the House prosecution’s withdrawal of three impeachment articles.
The Senate impeachment court retained Article II, which concerns Duterte’s alleged unexplained wealth. #VPonTrial
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Presiding Officer Francis Escudero announced the following schedule to make up for trial dates lost to the court’s recess, budget deliberations, ASEAN-related break and holidays:
Nov 9 – Hearing at 10 a.m.; proceedings to resume after Senate’s legislative session, if applicable
Nov 10 – Whole-day hearing, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Nov 11 – Hearing at 10 a.m.; the Senate may convene as a legislative body in the afternoon
Nov 12, 13, 19, 20 – Whole-day hearings, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Nov 23 – Hearing from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. #VPonTrial | @AprBenjaminINQ
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Lead defense Sisonel Sheila Sison says the prosecution’s decision to drop three of the four impeachment articles against Vice President Sara Duterte will not affect how the defense plans to present its evidence. #VPonTrial
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Cayetano: Impeach drop is hitting a defense that can’t strike back
“SASABIHIN NIYO, ‘WAG NA KAYONG GUMANTI’”
Senator-judge Alan Peter Cayetano challenges the prosecution’s decision to drop three out of four articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte. #VPonTrial
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The prosecution panel has been given 10 days or until October 23 to file their formal offer of evidence on VP Sara Duterte’s alleged unexplained wealth. The defense will be given another 10 days upon receipt to reply or object. #VPonTrial | @keithcINQ
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BREAKING: The impeachment court accepts the prosecution’s withdrawal of impeachment Articles I, III, and IV against Vice President Sara Duterte. #VPonTrial
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Impeachment court approves prosec’s move to drop 3 of 4 charges vs VP
NBI to refer alleged discrepancy in Sara Duterte SALN to Ombudsman
Sison: Allowing withdrawal of impeachment charges leads to mistrial
Sison hits prosec: Why withdraw case after presenting evidence vs Duterte?
Prosec drops all but unexplained wealth charge vs Duterte
‘DOES THE PROSECUTION REALLY WANT VP SARA NA PUMUNTA LANG SA FACEBOOK?’
Atty. Sheila Sison questions the prosecution’s suggestion for the defense and Vice President Sara Duterte to consider other platforms to publicize its evidence, calling it “ridiculous” and “unacceptable.”
“Sa tingin ko hindi natin kailangan ng higit pang patunay na something really, really wrong is going on here,” Sison added. #VPonTrial
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Lead House prosecutor Rep. Gerville Luistro announced on Tuesday that the prosecution has decided to drop three of the four articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte, retaining only Article II on unexplained wealth. #VPonTrial
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‘ALL IN PO TAYO DITO’
House lead prosecutor Rep. Gerville Luistro says the prosecution believes the evidence presented for Article II is substantial and compelling enough to warrant impeaching Vice President Sara Duterte. This follows Luistro’s announcement that the prosecution will drop three of the four impeachment articles against the Vice President. #VPonTrial
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‘ANO BA TALAGA ANG NANGYARI SA CORONA TRIAL’
Lead prosecutor Gerville Luistro cited the impeachment trial of former Chief Justice Renato Corona as it manifested the prosecution’s dropping of three articles against Vice President Sara Duterte, but Atty. Sheila Sison pointed out the differences between the two cases. #VPonTrial
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‘IT WILL NOT’
Atty. Sheila Sison maintains that the prosecution’s decision to drop three out of the four impeachment articles against Vice President Sara Duterte will not affect the defense team’s decision and presentation of evidence. #VPonTrial
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‘IT WILL STAND ON ONE: ARTICLE II, ON UNEXPLAINED WEALTH.’
House lead prosecutor Rep. Gerville Luistro announced that the prosecution will drop three of the four impeachment articles against Vice President Sara Duterte and retain only Article II on unexplained wealth.
Article II alleges that Duterte possesses unexplained wealth not disclosed in the Vice President’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) for 2022 to 2025. #VPonTrial
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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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