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Philippines Senate LIVE: Sara Duterte Impeachment Trial- Eyewitness Testimony | Philippines Senate VP Duterte Trial Day 7 July 16th, 2026 | CNBC TV18 MANILA, Philippines – Zuleika Lopez, one of Vice President Sara Duterte’s closest aides, is expected to be called by the prosecution to take the stand on Tuesday, July 14 for an article of impeachment detailing the alleged grave threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his family. Lopez was issued a subpoena compelling her to appear before the court on July 13 and July 14 to provide "material testimony" in relation to the case. During yesterday's hearing, Lotoc said NBI found that Duterte committed the crime of grave threats and inciting to sedition. However, he bared that the NBI found no validated information to pursue the identity of the hitman allegedly contracted by Duterte to kill Marcos, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former Speaker Martin Romualdez if something happened to her. The vice president’s top aide is among three witnesses the prosecution intends to call in the second week of the trial to support Article IV, the grave-threats charge alleging that Duterte hired a hitman to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. Throughout the trial, defense counsel Atty. Carlo Narvasa hurled multiple objections against the prosecution panel over how they were conducting the proceedings, to the point that tensions began to flare. The Philippine Senate was due to convene as an impeachment court on Monday that could decide the future of Vice President Sara Duterte, with a heated battle between two rival political camps set to be front and centre in the trial. The impeachment trial will be a high-stakes event that could either kill off Duterte’s 2028 presidential hopes, or strengthen her position as lead contender to succeed her bitter rival, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, who is constitutionally barred from running again. It comes against a turbulent political backdrop, just days after chaos and a shootout in the upper house and a potentially decisive change in its leadership, both stemming from the re-emergence from hiding of a pro-Duterte senator wanted by the International Criminal Court. Just as lawmakers prepared to vote to impeach Duterte in the lower house on May 11, politician Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa reappeared to cast a crucial Senate vote to install Duterte loyalist Alan Peter Cayetano as Senate president, effectively making Cayetano the presiding officer for the impeachment trial. #philippinessenate #saraduterte #marcosjr ##NBI #saradutertefor2028 #saradutertetrial #saradutertecase #FerdinandMarcosJr #Senate #philippinesvicepresident #duteret #ImpeachmentTrial #Philippines #PhilippineSenate #cnbctv18live -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sara Duterte impeachment trial live, Sara Duterte impeachment trial live news, Sara Duterte impeachment live updates, Sara Duterte impeachment hearing live, Sara Duterte impeachment case, Vice President Sara Duterte impeachment, Sara Duterte trial today, Sara Duterte Senate trial, Sara Duterte impeachment proceedings, Sara Duterte impeachment court, Sara Duterte impeachment latest news, Sara Duterte breaking news, Sara Duterte live coverage, Sara Duterte Senate impeachment trial, Sara Duterte trial live stream, Sara Duterte impeachment hearing today, Sara Duterte impeachment witnesses, Sara Duterte impeachment evidence, Sara Duterte impeachment defense, Sara Duterte impeachment prosecution, Sara Duterte impeachment court updates, Sara Duterte impeachment controversy, Sara Duterte impeachment Philippines, Philippines Vice President impeachment, Sara Duterte news today, Sara Duterte legal battle, Sara Duterte Senate hearing, Sara Duterte impeachment charges, Sara Duterte confidential funds case, Sara Duterte unexplained wealth allegations, Sara Duterte corruption allegations, Sara Duterte grave threats case, Sara Duterte Marcos threat allegations, Sara Duterte impeachment vote, Sara Duterte impeachment updates, Sara Duterte trial highlights, Sara Duterte impeachment livestream, Sara Duterte impeachment latest developments, Sara Duterte national news, Philippines politics news, Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Sara Duterte, Senate impeachment court Philippines, Chiz Escudero impeachment court, Sara Duterte trial analysis, Sara Duterte witness testimony, Sara Duterte impeachment timeline, Sara Duterte legal news, Sara Duterte political crisis, Sara Duterte trial recap, Sara Duterte impeachment headlines, Sara Duterte impeachment special coverage, Sara Duterte live blog, Sara Duterte impeachment day 5, Sara Duterte impeachment trial July 2026, Philippines impeachment trial live.