2026 ImpeachmentTracker tracks claims made in the impeachment trial and the evidence cited for them. Status labels describe the state of evidence in the proceeding — never guilt, innocence, or a predicted verdict. This is an independent, solo-developer civic project; corrections are welcome. Read our methodology & disclaimers.

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All claimsFactual claimArticle III
“Pending evidence” means:A side has signaled it intends to introduce evidence on this claim, but that evidence has not yet been formally presented or tested in the proceeding.as of

Why this status: A side has signaled it intends to introduce evidence on this claim, but that evidence has not yet been formally presented or tested in the proceeding.

Were DepEd officials paid to get around procurement rules?

The DepEd bribery allegation

The Articles of Impeachment allege VP Duterte gave monetary gifts or payments to Department of Education officials to induce the violation and circumvention of procurement and other related laws.

Claimed by House of Representatives of the Philippines — Impeaching body (Committee Report No. 261 / House Resolution No. 989) (Institution)

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Positions

Prosecution position

House Prosecutors

The Articles of Impeachment allege VP Duterte gave monetary gifts or payments to Department of Education officials to induce the violation and circumvention of procurement and other related laws.

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Evidence

Defense response

Defense

VP Duterte's defense has not publicly detailed a claim-specific rebuttal to the bribery allegation; her lawyers maintain that the Articles suffer constitutional, procedural, and substantive defects and require proof at trial.

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Editor’s note

Day 1 confirmed that Article III remains part of the prosecution sequence, but no Article III evidence has been presented and tested yet. This card is therefore marked pending evidence, not evidence presented.

Developments

  1. Impeachment Trial - Day 1Context

    Day 1 confirmed that Article III remains in the prosecution sequence, but no Article III evidence had yet been presented and tested.

Evidence tiers, explained
Tier 1

The official record of the proceeding itself: session video (VODs) and transcripts, filed pleadings, court orders and rulings, admitted exhibits.

Tier 2

An official or primary document from outside the proceeding: an agency report (e.g. a COA audit), an official order or gazette entry, an authenticated original statement.

Tier 3

Reporting that describes primary material rather than being it — one step removed from the record, whoever the publisher is.

Tier 4

Commentary, analysis, or opinion: an editorial, column, press release, social-media post, or other advocacy or self-published take.

Tier 5

A publicly circulating claim whose provenance cannot be traced to any of the tiers above; never used to set a claim's status.

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