LIVE UPDATES: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Sept. 8, 2026

Senator-Judge Robin Padilla urges his colleagues to uphold the Constitution amid discussions on the voting threshold for conviction in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. #VPonTrialFollow our live updates here: https://t.co/GZ4Lb8bVDeWatch our livestream… pic.twitter.com/pfMAoqQ1pt

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Senator-Judge Erwin Tulfo raises questions on who can validly vote in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, noting the absence of four colleagues. #VPonTrialFollow our live updates here: https://t.co/GZ4Lb8bVDeWatch our livestream here: https://t.co/idANfNXQLh pic.twitter.com/6h1YXC5mEd

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The prosecution submitted a Request for Admission regarding Vice President Sara Duterte’s bank records. Rep. Chel Diokno says the request covering 104 items could dispense with the presentation of 15 witnesses and help shorten the trial. #VPonTrialFollow our live updates here:… pic.twitter.com/mTnuPi6xdq

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Lead prosecutor Rep. Gerville Luistro says the Filipino people, whom the prosecution represents, have the right to hear Vice President Sara Duterte’s answers to the allegations in the Articles of Impeachment.Luistro made the statement as the prosecution reserved the right to… pic.twitter.com/lDB3QKdiZq

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Lead defense counsel Sheila Sison says the Constitution prohibits compelling an accused to testify against herself, in response to the prosecution’s plan to potentially call Vice President Sara Duterte as a witness. #VPonTrialFollow our live updates here:… pic.twitter.com/tC6fdGk5CY

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The prosecution panel says it plans to call Vice President Sara Duterte as a witness after presenting all four Articles of Impeachment. Prosecution counsel Lorna Kapunan made the announcement on Tuesday after withdrawing the remaining witnesses for the allegation of confidential… pic.twitter.com/EAUPzEJGTl

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Senator-judge Erwin Tulfo raises question as who among members of the court can vote as the impeachment court’s.

Senator-judge Robin Padilla reminds his fellow senator-judges to uphold the Constitution as questions arose over voting threshold.

On Day 23 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial, Francis Escudero announces the schedule of proceedings for the rest of September and October

‘THAT IS THE REQUEST OF THE TWO GENTLEMEN DEPRIVED OF LIBERTY RIGHT NOW’Senator-judge Pia Cayetano calls on the Senate to take a position on allowing detained Senators Rodante Marcoleta and Jinggoy Estrada to participate and vote in the impeachment trial. #VPonTrialFollow our… pic.twitter.com/SECk27nME0

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DAY 23 LOOK: On its 23rd day of proceedings at the Senate in Pasay City on Tuesday, Sept. 8, the impeachment court continues its evaluation of Article I, which focuses on allegations surrounding Vice President Sara Duterte's misuse of confidential funds.Prosecution and… pic.twitter.com/WFddF0u2UH

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Lead prosecutor Gerville Luistro says the Filipino people have the right to hear Vice President Sara Duterte’s answers to the four allegations in the Articles of Impeachment, as the prosecution seeks to subpoena her to testify. #VPonTrialFollow our live updates here:… pic.twitter.com/tgm3lf7f2I

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‘UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION’Senator-judge Robin Padilla urged colleagues to uphold their oath to defend the Constitution during VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, stressing its importance and that reforms should go through the Committee on Constitutional Amendments. #VPonTrial… pic.twitter.com/8UjSoCVcAS

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Defense lead counsel Sheila Sison says prosecution’s possible move to call Vice ara Duterte to the witness stand presents an “innate problem.”

‘WE WILL BE PRESENTING THE VICE PRESIDENT HERSELF'Atty. Lorna Kapunan said the prosecution will seek to subpoena Vice President Sara Duterte at the conclusion of the Articles of Impeachment.Duterte’s defense team, however, maintained that she is participating through her… pic.twitter.com/q6ukOlY17e

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LOOK: The impeachment trial is adjourned until Monday, Sept. 14, at 10 a.m. The prosecution is expected to call its first witness for Article II, which alleges unexplained wealth. #VPonTrial | @AprBenjaminINQ Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/GZ4Lb8bVDeWatch our… pic.twitter.com/bh8RD0vZ3G

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LOOK: Senator-judges discuss whether detained Senators Rodante Marcoleta and Jinggoy Estrada should be allowed to participate in and vote during the impeachment trial.Senator-judge Pia Cayetano says the Senate could consider allowing the two senators to participate and vote… pic.twitter.com/041Ikxo7Xi

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'DO WE EVEN HAVE A RIGHT TO DECIDE ON THIS?'LOOK: Senator-Judge Pia Cayetano questions whether the Senate impeachment court has the authority to revisit Presiding Officer Francis Escudero’s July 6 ruling that 16 votes are required for conviction.Cayetano cites Escudero’s… pic.twitter.com/BTxkHLJI8M

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LOOK: Presiding Officer Francis Escudero says the Senate impeachment court will seek the opinion of amici curiae, or "friends of the court," on the issue surrounding the 16-vote conviction threshold and hear oral arguments from both parties before putting the matter to a vote.… pic.twitter.com/GwiHkWipal

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LOOK: Senator-judge Pia Cayetano rejects Senator-judge Erwin Tulfo's remark that the Senate impeachment court "heavily relied on Avelino vs. Cuenco.""That is not accurate, Your Honor. These 12 members of the Senate chose to use Avelino vs. Cuenco for their own purposes to… pic.twitter.com/j7fQGkuykK

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The schedule of the impeachment trial of VP Sara Duterte from September to November was set by the Senate impeachment court on Tuesday.

‘IPAGLALABAN KO ANG KONSTITUSYON HANGGANG DULO NG AKING BUHAY’As the discussion on the impeachment vote threshold opens, Senator-judge Robin Padilla stresses that the Constitution must be upheld as written, reminding fellow senators of their oath to defend it and saying that… pic.twitter.com/6e9Dhny1uu

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‘WHEN WE REFER TO ALL MEMBERS, WHO EXACTLY ARE WE COUNTING?Senator-judge Erwin Tulfo questions the 16-vote conviction threshold, noting that four senators are currently unable to participate in the impeachment trial. #VPonTrialFollow our live updates here:… pic.twitter.com/TwFGaJHpP9

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Vice President Sara Duterte’s lead defense counsel invoked a Constitution prohibiting the accused from testifying against own trial

Presiding officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero announces the updated schedule for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, with proceedings to be suspended to give way to the Senate’s budget deliberations. #VPonTrialFollow our live updates here: https://t.co/GZ4Lb8bVDe… pic.twitter.com/WkgKkH1sNZ

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The Senate impeachment court will tackle impeachment article II, or VP Sara Duterte’s alleged amassing of unexplained wealth on September 14

'ARE WE GOING TO ACCEPT THEIR VOTES, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT ATTENDING THIS TRIAL?'LOOK: Senator-Judge Erwin Tulfo raises questions about the 16-vote conviction threshold, noting that four senators are currently unable to participate in the impeachment trial. “I am not… pic.twitter.com/jOarb6S5xU

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LOOK: Prosecutor Rep. Chel Diokno says the prosecution served the defense with 104 written requests for admission seeking confirmation of the genuineness of bank records submitted in response to subpoenas issued by the impeachment court.The prosecution is also asking the… pic.twitter.com/KaWTuRXHiH

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'FILIPINO PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO HEAR DUTERTE'S ANSWER.' LOOK: Lead prosecutor Rep. Gerville Luistro says the prosecution’s position to call Vice President Sara Duterte as a witness is in line with the Constitution’s mandate of transparency and accountability.“It is… pic.twitter.com/9AlWHMY7fd

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In lieu of the other witnesses for Article I of the Articles of Impeachment, the prosecution will call Sara Duterte before the witness stand

LOOK: Presiding Officer Francis Escudero recalls that in the Senate’s previous impeachment trial, then Chief Justice Renato Corona chose to personally appear before the court.Escudero says that while the chair may rule on whether the prosecution can call Vice President Sara… pic.twitter.com/c87LLLcL1X

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'IT IS CLEAR THAT RESPONDENT IS HERE THROUGH HER COUNSEL.'LOOK: Lead defense counsel Sheila Sison says the prosecution’s call for Vice President Sara Duterte to appear personally in the impeachment trial is unnecessary, noting that Duterte is already represented by her lawyers.… pic.twitter.com/KvY43nBdBT

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Lawyer Lorna Patajo-Kapunan is among the private lawyers assisting the House prosecution panel in the impeachment trial of Sara Duterte.

The prosecution panel withdrew the last 15 witnesses for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment article I, referring to confidential funds. 

BREAKING: The prosecution says it is reserving the right to call Vice President Sara Duterte herself as a witness in her impeachment trial at the end of its presentation of all four articles.“The testimony of the Vice President will be material to all four articles,”… pic.twitter.com/zE9N6CmnTc

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LOOK: Prosecution counsel Lorna Kapunan announces that the prosecution has decided to forego presenting the 15 remaining witnesses for Article I, which alleges the misuse of confidential funds.Kapunan says 10 witnesses have already testified, while stipulations were made for… pic.twitter.com/1tjLp0jOAW

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LOOK: DAY 23: The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte resumes on Tuesday, September 8. A quorum has been declared, with 17 senator-judges present. #VPonTrial | @AprBenjaminINQ Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/GZ4Lb8bVDeWatch our livestream here:… pic.twitter.com/zyb93x1Ho4

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Acting as one of Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense lawyers before the Senate impeachment court is lawyer Mark Vinluan.

The Senate approved a new schedule for the impeachment trial, Senate sessions, and budget hearings for the months of September and October.

'IT’S ALWAYS ON THE TABLE' WATCH: House lead prosecutor Rep. Gerville Luistro says calling Vice President Sara Duterte to the witness stand is always being considered by the prosecution team. #VPonTrial | @bellepechayINQ ​READ MORE: https://t.co/aZgNmRoiHdWatch our… pic.twitter.com/lGf6AVd2rQ

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On Day 23 of Sara Duterte trial, the prosecution will present its first reserved witness, to testify on the alleged misuse of confidential funds

The 22nd day of Duterte’s trial focused on the identities of alleged recipients of confidential funds released by the OVP and DepEd.

The House prosecution panel on Monday is set to present its first reserved witness to testify in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.

A prosecutor said PSA records would help establish that CFs were liquidated under the names of nonexistent, deceased persons and children.