If more than one third of the lower house backs her impeachment, the Senate will be required to convene a trial with its members as jurors
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenReutersPublished: 3:22pm, 11 May 2026Lawmakers in the Philippines are set to vote on Monday on whether to impeach Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio, in what could create a major hurdle for her bid to run for the presidency in 2028.A house justice committee last month found probable cause for her impeachment in a petition from activists accusing her of misusing public funds, accumulating unexplained wealth and of threatening the lives of President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, his wife and the former house speaker.With ally-turned-enemy Marcos limited by the constitution to a single term in office, Duterte-Carpio is the clear favourite to succeed him in 2028. She has apologised for helping bring Marcos to power in 2022, after they ran on a joint ticket and won separate elections in landslides.
Duterte-Carpio denies wrongdoing and her legal team has described the petition as defective and a “fishing expedition”.
The scheduling of the vote for Monday was confirmed by House Secretary General Cheloy Garafil and representative Leila de Lima, a justice committee member.
