Impeachment of Sara Duterte

Impeachment of Sara Duterte
Impeachment of Sara Duterte
	The Senator-Judges of the 19th Congress
Accused	Sara Duterte, 15th Vice President of the Philippines
Date	February 5, 2025 – present ; (4 months, 2 weeks and 2 days ago)
Outcome	Impeached by the House of Representatives
Charges	Culpable violation of the Constitution; Betrayal of public trust; Graft and corruption; Other high crimes;
Cause	Controversy over the use of confidential and intelligence funds for both the Office of the Vice President and Department of Education; Alleged assassination threat against President Bongbong Marcos, First Lady Liza Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez; Involvement in extrajudicial killings of drug suspects;
Impeachment vote by the House of Representatives; (February 5, 2025)
Votes in favor	215 / 306 (70%) (Additional 25 verified as complainants)
Not voting	66 / 306 (22%)
Result	Impeachment successful, currently being processed
Vote by the Senate to remand the motion to the House of Representatives; (June 10, 2025)
Votes in favor	18 / 23 (78%)
Votes against	5 / 23 (22%)
Present	23
Result	For certification of the House of Representative of the impeachment complaint for non-violation of the Constitution; and confirmation of the 20th Congress of the lower chamber if it is still willing to pursue the impeachment complaint
Future action by the House of Representatives
Result	Pending

In December 2024, four impeachment complaints were formally filed against Sara Duterte, the vice president of the Philippines, serving under President Bongbong Marcos. The measure was approved by the House of Representatives on February 5, 2025, paving the way for a trial to proceed in the Senate. Duterte became the first vice president of the Philippines to be impeached, but she will continue to hold office pending a final verdict by the Senate.

The Senate convened months later despite proponents of the impeachment case to start the trial immediately. On June 10, 2025, the Senate remand the articles of impeachment back to the House of Representatives.