Sara Duterte wants impeachment trial to go on, sees ‘bloodbath’


This file photo taken on May 9, 2025, shows Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte arrives to file her counter affidavit in response to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) complaint over her alleged threat to Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, at the Department of Justice in Manila. - Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP

MANILA (Bloomberg): Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte wants her impeachment trial to go ahead, days after her allies outperformed at the midterm election that could add to her bloc of supporters in the Senate.

Duterte said her lawyers’ preparations are in "full throttle” for the impeachment trial. "I truly want a trial because I want a bloodbath,” she told reporters on Saturday.

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