Philippines’ Sara Duterte Wants to Stand Trial so She Can See ‘Bloodbath’
- Vice President Sara Duterte was impeached by the House on February 5, 2025, and will face a Senate trial starting July in the 20th Congress.
- The impeachment complaint accuses Duterte of misuse of confidential funds, unexplained wealth, extrajudicial killings, and assassination threats against top officials.
- Duterte denies wrongdoing, says no questions were asked during the House hearings, calls the case a "glorified disqualification," and claims accusers seek personal gain.
- She declared, "I truly want a trial because I want a bloodbath," added she has no expectations for acquittal or conviction, and said, "I'm already at peace."
- Duterte's allied candidates won several Senate seats in the recent May 12 election, and she will decide by December 2026 whether to run for president in 2028.
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Sara wants 'bloodbath' at her trial
VICE President Sara Duterte said her lawyers are continuing their preparations for her upcoming impeachment trial and that she wants the trial to proceed as she wants to have a "bloodbath." "As lawyers, we know how they will create legal moves as a legal recourse for their clients. But I told them, really, I truly want a trial because I want a bloodbath," Duterte said in Filipino after attending a Thanksgiving Mass in Davao City on Saturday. The…
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