LIST: House prosecution team for Sara Duterte’s 2026 impeachment trial

MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives has elected 11 prosecutors for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, tapping mostly the same names that would have tried to convince the impeachment court of her guilt had it taken place last year.

They are:

1. Manila 3rd District Representative Joel Chua
2. Mamamayang Liberal Representative Leila de Lima
3. Iloilo 3rd District Representative Lorenz Defensor
4. Akbayan Representative Chel Diokno
5. Bukidnon 2nd District Representative Keith Flores
6. 1-Rider Representative Rodge Gutierrez
7. Batangas 2nd District Representative Jinky Luistro
8. Bicol Saro Representative Terry Ridon
9. Cagayan de Oro 1st District Representative Lordan Suan
10. San Juan Representative Ysabel Zamora
11. Dinagat Islands Representative Kaka Bag-ao

Only Suan and Ridon are new on this list, while the rest were elected as impeachment court prosecutors last year.

The trial was aborted last year after the Supreme Court declared Duterte’s impeachment by the House as unconstitutional, preventing last year’s prosecutors from appearing before the impeachment court.

The prosecutors will be assigned an impeachment article to defend. These are:

• Article I: Culpable violation of the Constitution, graft and corruption, and betrayal of public trust
  • Related to her alleged misuse of confidential funds as head of the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education worth a combined P612.5 million
• Article II: Culpable violation of the Constitution and betrayal of public trust
  • Related to the supposed unexplained wealth, stemming from the discrepancy between her bank transaction records and her declared net worth in her Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALNs)
• Article III: Bribery, graft and corruption, culpable violation of the Constitution, and betrayal of public trust
  • Related to her alleged monetary gifts to DepEd officials
• Article IV: Culpable violation of the Constitution, high crimes, and betrayal of public trust
  • Related to her alleged threats to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and former speaker Martin Romualdez, and her supposed efforts to incite to sedition against the government

– Rappler.com