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Philippines opens impeachment trial of VP Sara Duterte
Filed: May 18, 2026 at 11:05 AM ET
Summary: The Philippine Senate opened the impeachment trial of Vice-President Sara Duterte.
WHO: Philippine Senate (impeachment court) and Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano
WHAT: Opened the impeachment trial of Vice-President Sara Duterte
WHEN: May 18, 2026 at 8:54 AM ET
WHERE: Manila, Philippines
WHY: The Senate opened the impeachment trial as a procedural proceeding.
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