PoliticsIf convicted, favorite to be next president would be barred from public officePhilippine Vice President Sara Duterte, whose impeachment trial in the Senate starts on July 6. Conviction would bar her from running in the nation's 2028 presidential election. © APRAMON ROYANDOYANJuly 6, 2026 08:19 JSTMANILA -- The Philippines Senate on Monday begins the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, a political showdown that will have a significant impact on the 2028 presidential election and intensify the fracture between the nation's two most powerful political dynasties.