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Impeachment drive against VP Sara Duterte has enough votes to advance to Senate trial — coalition

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Party-list, NUP and Lakas-CMD coalition pushes charges to looming Senate trial Last updated: May 07, 2026 | 14:53 Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte. AFP Manila: An early tally at the House of Representatives shows at least 137 lawmakers supporting the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, a number well above the 106 votes needed to send the charges to the Senate for trial. Party-list Coalition Foundation Inc. (PCFI) secretary general Rep. Jude Acidre said Thursday that about 47 party-list lawmakers are backing the impeachment. Combined with support from the National Unity Party (NUP) and Lakas-CMD, the total reaches a minimum of 137 votes, he said. Sara, 47, is the daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte, 81. The elder Duterte is facing trial for "crimes against humanity" in the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague over his bloody drug war.…

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