The Latest Breaking News from Sara Duterte

The Philippines' top court blocked the impending Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday, saying it violated a constitutional provision against multiple impeachment proceedings within a single year.

Duterte is a strong contender for the 2028 presidency, which President Marcos cannot contest due to a single-term limit.

With 317 congressional seats and nearly 18,000 local positions at stake, the May 12 midterm election results in the Philippines mean different things to people across the archipelago. But even a few hours after the unofficial results came in, the brute facts had already become clear.

Currently behind bars at The Hague, former President Rodrigo Duterte is set to win the mayoral seat for Davao City.

Former president reclaims stronghold city despite fighting election from The Hague

Former president of nation re-elected as mayor of city of Davao despite his enforced absence

Race to Senate watched closely as Sara Duterte faces impeachment trail as her father runs for mayor

Millions of Filipinos will vote Monday in a mid-term election widely seen as a referendum on the explosive feud between President Ferdinand Marcos and impeached Vice President Sara Duterte.

The architect of the Philippines ‘war on drugs’ is by far the frontrunner in upcoming elections despite his detention half a word away