Sara Duterte Impeachment Trial Opens

The Philippine Senate opened the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, a case that could end her political career.

Duterte skipped the first day, while her ally Senator Rodante Marcoleta was arrested on a plunder charge hours earlier.

The trial outcome could permanently bar Duterte from office, shaking her frontrunner status for the 2028 election.

Prosecutors downplayed perceptions they had 'lost' on day one, emphasizing it was too early to judge.