The news text discusses the swearing-in of senators as an impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte in the Philippine senate. It mentions the vote for impeachment and the alliance between senators led by allies of the Dutertes and their opponents.
Philippine senators take oath as they convene as an impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte at the Philippine senate, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Pasay, Philippines.
Philippine senator Robin Padilla, left, and Christopher"Bong" Go takes oath as they convene as an impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte at the Philippine senate, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Pasay, Philippines. Philippine Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano bangs the gavel as they convene as an impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte at the Philippine senate, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Pasay, Philippines.
Philippine senators convene as an impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte at the Philippine senate, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Pasay, Philippines. Philippine Senator Paolo Benigno"Bam" Aguirre Aquino IV, center, looks at his phone as they convene as an impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte at the Philippine senate, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Pasay, Philippines.
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to impeach Duterte last Monday over alleged unexplained wealth, misuse of state funds and a public threat to have thehas been detained by the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity.
The charges stem from anti-drugs crackdowns he ordered while in power that killed thousands of mostly petty suspects. Ahead of the impeachment trial, 13 of 24 senators led by allies of the Dutertes suddenly wrested the presidency of the Senate last Monday, leaving the outcome of the trial in question.
The vice president has blamed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., her former ally and running mate in the 2022 election, for “kidnapping” her ailing father, referring to his arrest and transfer to the international court in The Hague last March. One of the senators, Ronald dela Rosa, served as Rodrigo Duterte’s national police chief and enforced his bloody crackdowns on illegal drugs.
The ICC has named dela Rosa as a co-conspirator and unsealed a That same day, Dela Rosa, who was absent from the Senate for months for fear of arrest, suddenly showed up in the chamber to enable Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, a key ally of the Dutertes, to gain a slim majority and capture the Senate presidency.
Dela Rosa told reporters he came out of hiding and went to the Senate using Cayetano’s van but was nearly arrested by National Bureau of Investigation agents. He dashed into a stairway and ran to the Senate plenary hall, where Cayetano and other allies placed him under the chamber’s “protective custody.
” A tense standoff between the Senate’s security personnel and government agents positioned in an adjacent government building escalated into an exchange of fire Wednesday night with the Senate personnel firing what their chief, Mao Aplasca, said were warning shots. Marcos appealed to the public to remain calm in a late-night call on national TV.from the Senate. Authorities said they were investigating the possibility that the exchange of fire may have been instigated to enable dela Rosa's escape.
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