LIVE UPDATES: Sara Duterte Impeachment Trial (October 1, 2026)

Sara Duterte impeachment trial Day 32: What to expect

The Senate impeachment court will continue to discuss on Thursday, October 1, the alleged unexplained wealth of Vice President Sara Duterte.

The Day 32 of the trial was supposed to take place on Wednesday, September 30. However, the impeachment court cancelled the trial session to take a “strategic procedural pause."

Starting October 1, the trial will be held full day starting at 10 a.m. until early evening. There will be no plenary sessions.

On the 32nd day of the trial, the impeachment court is expecting the appearance of two provincial officials to testify on the properties of Duterte's husband Manases Carpio.

Impeachment court spokesman says SC ruling put 'firewall' on tribunal's independence

The Supreme Court ruling that dismissed the petitions against the Senate impeachment court's ruling on the threshold number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte placed a "firewall" around its independence, impeachment tribunal spokesman Atty. Regie Tongol said.

Tongol issued the statement after the SC on Wednesday dismissed separate petitions challenging the Senate impeachment court’s ruling to base the voting threshold for Vice President Sara Duterte’s conviction on the number of senators who are participating in the proceedings.

According to the court, the SC En Banc dismissed the petitions filed by former Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez, Berteni Causing, and lawyer Ernesto Francisco Jr. on procedural grounds, including lack of standing and prematurity.