BEST CHANCE TO SECURE CONVICTION
The impeachment trial follows a high-profile fallout between Duterte and her former ally and running mate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and the outcome could shape the 2028 presidential election, which Duterte intends to contest.
Marcos is limited by the constitution to a single term in office and is expected to back a successor.
Duterte, a frontrunner in early opinion polls, faces a ban from holding political office if convicted by the court and would be out of the presidential running.
She stands accused of misusing public funds, amassing unexplained wealth and threatening the lives of Marcos, the first lady…
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