Sara Duterte Impeachment & ICC Trial: Complete Timeline and Updates

Sara Duterte Impeachment & ICC: Everything You Need to Know

From her dramatic fall from grace to the historic impeachment hearings in the House of Representatives, Vice President Sara Duterte has dominated Philippine headlines in 2025-2026. Meanwhile, her father Rodrigo Duterte faces trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague for his bloody war on drugs.

This page tracks every major development — updated as stories break.

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March 2026

• CICC Warns: That Viral 'Dubai Missile Strike' Video Is Fake — And Sharing It Could Land You in Jail (2026-03-05)
• It's Official: Sara Duterte's Impeachment Passes Substance Test in Historic 54-1 Vote (2026-03-05)
• Congressman Bong Suntay Under Fire for 'Desire' Remarks About Anne Curtis During Impeachment Hearing (2026-03-05)
• It's Official: House Panel Says Sara Duterte Impeachment Complaints Have Enough Substance to Move Forward (2026-03-05)
• It's Official: House Justice Panel Says Duterte Impeachment Complaints Are Legit (2026-03-04)
• Sara Duterte Fires Back: Files Perjury Case Against Alleged Ex-Aide Who Linked Her Campaign to Drug Money (2026-03-04)
• Here We Go Again: Fresh Impeachment Complaints Filed vs. VP Sara Duterte After Supreme Court Ruling (2026-03-04)
• DOJ Drops a Legal Bombshell: No Law Stops Philippines from Working with the ICC on Duterte Case (2026-03-04)
• QC Mayor Belmonte Slams Congressman Suntay for 'Bastos' Remarks About Anne Curtis During Impeachment Hearing (2026-03-04)
• Will Duterte Face Trial? ICC Judges Now Deciding After a Week of Dramatic Hearings in The Hague (2026-03-03)
• 2 Out of 4 Impeachment Raps vs VP Sara Duterte Declared 'Sufficient in Form' — Substance Debate Set for Today (2026-03-03)
• Hindi Pa Rin: Malacañang Says Marcos Jr. Still Not Rejoining the ICC Even After Duterte's Confirmation of Charges (2026-03-03)
• Round 2 Na: House Justice Committee Kicks Off New Impeachment Proceedings Against VP Sara Duterte (2026-03-02)
• 'Malaking Problema': Duterte Ally Erice Questions Why House Secretary General Accepted 'Premature' Impeachment Complaint (2026-03-02)
• Impeachment Day 1 Recap: 2 Complaints Survive, 1 Set Aside Over One-Year Bar, 1 Withdrawn — Here's What Happened (2026-03-02)
• VP Sara Duterte Impeachment Clears First Hurdle — House Panel Finds Two Complaints Sufficient in Form (2026-03-02)
• Tindig Pilipinas Withdraws Its Own Impeachment Case Against VP Sara — Will Throw Full Support Behind the Third Complaint Instead (2026-03-02)
• Paolo Duterte Blasts ICC as 'Lapdog of the Powerful' — Says Court Is Silent on Iran Bombing but Targets His Father (2026-03-02)
• ICC Prosecutors and Victims' Lawyers Unite: Keep Duterte in Detention — 'He Calls His Arrest a Kidnapping' (2026-03-01)
• House Starts VP Sara Duterte Impeachment Hearings Monday — Four Complaints, One Big Political Showdown (2026-03-01)
• ICC Deputy Prosecutor Calls Ex-Marines' Affidavit a 'Deliberate Intimidation' — Says Investigation Was NOT Funded by Politicians (2026-03-01)
• It's Over: ICC Hearing on Duterte Wraps Up After 4 Days — Judges Have 60 Days to Decide If He Faces Full Trial (2026-03-01)

February 2026

• ICC Prosecution Argues Duterte Should Stay Locked Up — He Called His Arrest a 'Kidnapping' and Won't Even Watch Proceedings From Prison (2026-02-28)
• Duterte's Lawyer Says the ICC Judges Will 'Take the Right Decision' — But Admits He Can't Ask for Interim Release Right Now (2026-02-28)
• Bong Go Wants the Supreme Court to Settle the 'Extraordinary Rendition' Question Once and for All — But His ICC Connection Is the Elephant in the Room (2026-02-28)
• House Justice Committee Sets March 2-4 Hearings on Sara Duterte Impeachment — Four Complaints on the Table (2026-02-28)
• 'Bakit Kami Maaawa?' — Drug War Victims' Families Finally Feel Heard as Duterte's ICC Hearing Wraps Up (2026-02-28)
• Duterte Tells His Lawyer He's 'Accepted His Fate' and Could Die in Prison — But the ICC Prosecutor Wasn't Having the Drama (2026-02-28)
• ICC Prosecutor Fires Back at Duterte's Lawyers: 'Everything He Said Shows Why This Case Must Go to Trial' (2026-02-27)
• Duterte Faces the ICC He Once Mocked — Pre-Trial Begins at The Hague as Ex-President's Bravado Meets Reality (2026-02-27)
• Davao Journalist Threatens to Sue ICC Prosecutor for Cyberlibel — Says His Video Was Used Without Permission and Put His Family in Danger (2026-02-27)
• ICC Judge Orders Redactions in Duterte Hearing Broadcast — The Defense Kept Revealing Victims' Identities (2026-02-27)
• Kaufman Visited Duterte in Prison Before ICC Final Day: 'He's in Good Spirits' Despite Facing Crimes Against Humanity (2026-02-27)
• Duterte's ICC Lawyer Throws a Bomb: 'Why Isn't Anyone Investigating Marcos? The Killings Didn't Stop When Duterte Left' (2026-02-27)
• Panelo After ICC Day 3: 'We Shattered the Prosecution's Case to Pieces' — But Admits He's Still Bracing for the Worst (2026-02-27)
• Duterte's Lawyer Drops His Best Defense at the ICC: 'No Smoking Gun, No Direct Order to Kill Anyone' (2026-02-26)
• ICC Prosecutors Name Duterte's 8 'Co-Perpetrators' — From Bato Dela Rosa to Bong Go — and Show the Drug War Org Chart (2026-02-26)
• It's Official: House Panel Will Start Tackling Sara Duterte's Impeachment on March 2 — No Lawyers Allowed for the VP (2026-02-25)
• Despite 7 Lawmakers Pushing for It, Malacañang Says Rejoining the ICC Is 'Not on the Table' Right Now (2026-02-25)
• Duterte Won't Show Up to His Own Detention Review at the ICC — Signs One-Page Waiver Without Explaining Why (2026-02-25)
• Palace Fires Back at Kaufman's 'Secret Wiretap' Claim: 'He's a Lawyer Relying on Gossip' — Marcos-Duterte Feud Explodes at ICC (2026-02-25)
• Seven Lawmakers File Resolution Urging Philippines to Rejoin the ICC — De Lima Says 'I'm All For It' (2026-02-25)
• ICC Day 2: Prosecutors Say Duterte's Drug Watch List Was Basically a 'Dead List' — Victims' Families Speak of Trauma and Stigma (2026-02-25)
• Palace Shuts Down Roque's Claim That Marcos Tried to Reconcile With Sara Duterte: 'Another Lie' (2026-02-24)
• Duterte's Lawyer Fires Back at ICC: 'This Is Political Demagoguery, Not Justice' — Kaufman's Full Defense Strategy Revealed (2026-02-24)
• ICC Names the Fab Five: Bato, Bong Go, Aguirre, Danao, and Gierran Identified as Duterte's Co-Perpetrators in Death Squad Operations (2026-02-24)
• Filipino Former ICC Judge Explains Why the Pre-Trial Hearing Is Actually for Duterte's Benefit — Not the Prosecution's (2026-02-24)
• 'If Charges Aren't Confirmed, Duterte Returns as a Conquering Hero': Victims' Lawyer Makes Emotional Plea at ICC (2026-02-24)
• Duterte Supporters Storm the Supreme Court to File Petition Demanding He Be 'Brought Home' from The Hague (2026-02-24)
• 'At the Very Heart of Murder': ICC Prosecutor Lays Out Devastating Case Against Duterte on Day 1 of Pre-Trial (2026-02-24)
• Malacañang Fires Back at Duterte's ICC Lawyer: 'Preposterous' to Claim Marcos Plotted Against His Predecessor (2026-02-23)
• Four Impeachment Complaints Against VP Sara Duterte Now Officially in the Hands of the House Justice Committee (2026-02-23)
• Seven House Lawmakers File Resolutions to Bring the Philippines Back Into the ICC — Timing Couldn’t Be More Dramatic (2026-02-23)
• No Stage for You: QC Bars Bayan and Pro-Duterte Groups from Setting Up at People Power Monument for EDSA Anniversary (2026-02-23)
• Neri Colmenares and Kristina Conti in The Hague: Two Filipino Lawyers Stand for Drug War Victims at Duterte’s ICC Hearing (2026-02-23)
• Duterte Has Collapsed Twice in ICC Detention, Lawyer Reveals — Says He’s ‘Frail, Gray, and Suffering Memory Loss’ (2026-02-23)
• No Family Visits for Duterte as ICC Confirmation Hearings Kick Off Monday (2026-02-22)
• Robin Padilla Fires Back at 'Tuta ni Duterte' Label: 'Loyalty Is Not a Crime — Look at Emilio Jacinto' (2026-02-22)
• Marcos Picks Ex-Duterte Official Melvin Matibag as New NBI Director — And Tells Him to 'Make the Bureau Stronger' (2026-02-22)
• Bad Week for Duterte's Lawyers: ICC Blocks Key Defense Requests Just Days Before Monday's Bombshell Hearing (2026-02-22)
• First Survey After Sara's 2028 Declaration: VP Duterte Leads Robredo by 16 Points, Tulfo at Third — But There's a Catch (2026-02-22)
• What Happens Monday at The Hague: ICC Breaks Down Duterte's 4-Day Hearing as Both Sides Load Up on New Evidence (2026-02-22)
• Plot Twist: Robredo Supporter Ogie Diaz Says He Might Vote for Sara Duterte in 2028 — But With Receipts (2026-02-22)
• Dingdong Dantes Shuts Down Fake Post: 'Hindi Ko Sinabi Yan' — Actor Denies Endorsing Sara Duterte for President (2026-02-22)
• Duterte Ditches His Own ICC Hearing: 80-Year-Old Ex-President Won't Show Up for Crimes Against Humanity Trial (2026-02-21)
• 8 Co-Perpetrators Named: ICC Charges Document Reveals Bato, Bong Go Among Duterte's Alleged Drug War Accomplices (2026-02-21)
• 'Old, Tired, and Frail': Duterte Begs ICC to Let Him Skip His Own Crimes Against Humanity Hearing (2026-02-20)
• Surprise Pick: Marcos Names Duterte Ally Melvin Matibag as New NBI Director (2026-02-20)
• Dagdag-Kaso Na Naman: Sara Duterte Hit With 4th Impeachment Complaint Over Unexplained Wealth (2026-02-20)
• ‘I Am Old, Tired, and Frail’: Duterte Wants to Skip His Own ICC Hearing (2026-02-20)
• Sara Duterte Goes All In: VP Announces 2028 Presidential Bid Amid Family’s ICC Drama (2026-02-19)
• Sara Duterte Declares 2028 Presidential Bid Despite Impeachment Threats (2026-02-19)
• Handa ang Gobyerno: Marcos Administration Says It Will Arrest Bato, Bong Go If ICC Issues Warrants (2026-02-19)
• It's Official! Sara Duterte Declares 2028 Presidential Bid Amid Impeachment Threats (2026-02-19)
• ICC Drops the Hammer: Bato, Bong Go Named as Duterte Drug War Co-Perpetrators (2026-02-18)
• Sara Duterte Goes All-In: VP Officially Declares 2028 Presidential Bid (2026-02-18)
• Impeachment Banta! Plano ng House na Mag-file ng Bagong Impeachment kay VP Sara — Rappler (2026-02-18)
• Breaking! Duterte ICC Case: Go at Dela Rosa Pinangalanan Bilang 'Co-Perpetrators' — Al Jazeera (2026-02-18)
• Alarma! ICC Lawyer: Arrest Warrant Paparating para kay Dela Rosa at Bong Go (2026-02-18)
• Grabe! Sara Duterte Opisyal na Nagpahayag ng Pagkakandidato sa Pagkapresidente sa 2028 (2026-02-18)
• Harap-harapan! Bong Go Pumasok sa Senado Kahit May ICC Isyu: 'Walang Kasalanan' (2026-02-18)