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Arrests Split Senate Evenly Ahead of Duterte Impeachment

6/1/2026

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Arrests have left the 24-member Senate evenly divided, raising stakes for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.
Senator Jinggoy Estrada and former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan were taken into custody on non-bailable plunder charges tied to a flood-control project.
With Estrada and Senator Ronald dela Rosa absent, the remaining 22 senators split evenly between Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano’s allies and rivals, shaping the impeachment vote.

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Arrests have left the 24-member Senate evenly divided, raising stakes for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.
Senator Jinggoy Estrada and former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan were taken into custody on non-bailable plunder charges tied to a flood-control project.
With Estrada and Senator Ronald dela Rosa absent, the remaining 22 senators split evenly between Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano’s allies and rivals, shaping the impeachment vote.