LIVE UPDATES: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Oct. 1, 2026
MANILA, Philippines – On Day 32 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, the court will hold full-day schedule as it moves to speed up proceedings before taking a break for the 2027 national budget deliberations.
WATCH: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Oct. 1, 2026
- The court will sit from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays until Oct. 15, with the House prosecution expected to present witnesses on Duterte’s alleged hidden wealth, including former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, AMLC Executive Director Ronel Buenaventura and a Davao property registrar.
- The trial will then temporarily pause as Congress focuses on deliberations and debates on the 2027 national budget.
- Trillanes previously presented alleged bank records involving Duterte and members of her family that he said were not reflected in her statements of assets, liabilities and net worth.
- He previously alleged that Duterte received P22.3 million in checks supposedly linked to alleged drug lord Samuel Uy.
- AMLC Executive Director Ronel Buenaventura is expected to testify on the council’s records involving Duterte. He previously submitted documents to the House justice panel involving Duterte’s financial transactions worth P6.7 billion, including about P4.4 billion in alleged inflows.
- Davao Register of Deeds, lawyer Kathy Florence Baldonado, or her deputy, lawyer Marco Pineda, may also take the witness stand to testify on property records involving Duterte’s husband, lawyer Manases Carpio./dp
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WATCH: House prosecutor Rep. Joel Chua says Land Registration Authority officials will first testify this Thursday. They will then be followed by an official from the Anti-Money Laundering Council. Former Sen. Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV is expected to testify Friday. #VPonTrial | @bellepechayINQ
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DAY 32: The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte resumes on Thursday, October 1.
A quorum has been declared, with 13 senator-judges present. #VPonTrial | @AprBenjaminINQ
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LOOK: Protesters calling for the conviction of Vice President Sara Duterte have once again gathered along JW Diokno Boulevard ahead of the 32nd day of her impeachment trial. #VPonTrial | @zacariansINQ
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WATCH: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Oct. 1, 2026
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will become a whole day event starting Thursday as the Senate impeachment court expedites the proceedings and gives itself time to for legislative functions. #VPonTrial
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