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Former Chief Bato Helps Install Cayetano, Duterte Impeachment Starts

5/18/2026

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Former police chief Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa returned from hiding and voted to install Alan Peter Cayetano as Senate president, reshaping impeachment court leadership.
Vice President Sara Duterte will face an impeachment trial in the Philippine Senate on Monday.
Duterte is accused of misusing public funds, amassing unexplained wealth, and threatening President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife and a former House speaker.

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Former police chief Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa returned from hiding and voted to install Alan Peter Cayetano as Senate president, reshaping impeachment court leadership.
Vice President Sara Duterte will face an impeachment trial in the Philippine Senate on Monday.
Duterte is accused of misusing public funds, amassing unexplained wealth, and threatening President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife and a former House speaker.