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UP TO 215 SOLONS SEEN VOTING TO IMPEACH VP SARA TODAY—CHUA By Rio Araja and Katrina Manubay

VOL. XL • NO. 86 • 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 • MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026 •

THE House of Representatives is set to take up on Monday the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte—the second time in three years she is facing removal from office -- following weeks of hearings by the House Committee on Justice into allegations involving confidential funds, unexplained wealth, bribery, and threats against top government officials. The House plenary will deliberate Next page

Minority seeks ouster of Sotto ahead of trial

SP leaves fate to ‘God’s plan’ but rivals still 2 votes short

By Ram Superable

ENATE President Vicente Sotto III said Sunday he was leaving his political fate to “God’s plan” as the minority in the chamber tries to get the 13 votes required to unseat him ahead of the expected impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte this month. “I heard (about the leadership shakeup rumors). As always, I serve at the pleasure of my peers. I uphold and follow the Constitution! I leave everything to God’s plan,” Sotto said in a statement. The rumors surfaced as the House of Representatives prepares to vote Monday on the articles of impeachment against Duterte. If approved by at least onethird of House members, the complaint will be transmitted to the Senate for trial. Minority needs 13 votes to unseat Sotto Manila Standard learned that the Senate minority, led by Minority Leader Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, was wooing at least two of their peers to switch sides, but their total would only come up to 11 senators, still two short of the required number to depose Sotto. Online reports claimed Duterte’s allies in the Senate were seeking to remove both Sotto and Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson and

VP Sara's camp to monitor session remotely VICE President Sara Duterte’s camp said that they will monitor the House plenary deliberations remotely as lawmakers prepare to vote on the impeachment complaint against her. In an interview with DZMM, Duterte’s impeachment spokesperson, Atty. Michael Poa, said that the team will not be physically present during the committee proceedings. Next page

PDP to blacklist backers of VP Sara impeachment THE Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP Laban) on Sunday said it would neither support nor allow politicians who back the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte to run under its political banner. “Those who vote for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte cannot expect political refuge in PDP. They will not be allowed to cross over to the party,” the PDP Laban said in a statement. "They will be blacklisted from running under the PDP banner. And where necessary, PDP will field and support a competitive candidate in their district,” it added. PDP Laban pointed out that this move is not a “threat” but a matter of “political accountability,” as it described what it called a “politically driven impeachment.” “PDP will not be a shelter for officials who participate in what we view as a partisan attempt to overturn the will of more than 32 million Filipinos who elected Vice President Sara Duterte," the PDP Laban said. “No refuge. No party endorsement. No PDP banner for those who betray the people’s mandate,” the statement added. Sara's brother, Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, was appointed as PDP Laban president in April. Baste was elected as vice mayor of Davao City with his father as his running mate in 2025. He later served Next page

More alleged Mabanta victims reaching out to NBI By Pot Chavez

alleged links and knowledge on the extra-judicial killings during his stint as Davao City Police chief and Davao Regional Police Office Director. In a press briefing held at Camp Crame,

NATIONAL Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag revealed that several individuals have reached out to authorities claiming to be alleged victims of the group of social media personality Franco Mabanta. He made the remark following the temporary release of Mabanta, who posted bail in connection with a robbery-extortion case. “When Franco Mabanta’s arrest was reported, no joke, around 200 people called and sent text messages trying to insinuate that something similar also happened to them,” Matibag said in an interview on PRTV Prime Media’s Kwatro Alas program on Saturday. “They were not direct, but they were saying, ‘It’s good they were arrested because that is really what they do,’” he added.

WARM WELCOME. Paraguay President Santiago Peña Palacios arrives to a warm welcome from Trade and

Industry Secretary Cristina Roque at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1, in Pasay City on Sunday, May 10, 2026. Palacios is in the country for a state visit. PPA Pool

CLARIFICATIONS.

Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla holds a press conference at the PNP headquarters to clarify reports regarding purported arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against Sen. Bato dela Rosa. Vince Canizares Lopez

PNP to subpoena Sen. Dela Rosa on alleged EJK killings in Davao By Vince Lopez THE Philippine National Police (PNP) will issue a subpoena against former PNP chief now Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on his

Honeylet, Kitty chose Kaufman replacement NEWS / A3

PBBM, VP Sara pay tribute to Pinoy moms

DOE seen to lower diesel prices by P9.57/l, gas steady next week By Alena Mae S. Flores THE Department of Energy (DOE) is expected to announce a rollback in diesel prices of P9.57 per liter and an increase of P0.47 per liter for gasoline effective Tuesday. Industry sources said that while

their computations differ from the DOE, they will comply with the mandated adjustments. Based on the full-week Mean of Platts Singapore (MOPS) and foreign exchange averages, sources estimated a rollback of Next page

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. commemorated Mother’s Day by honoring mothers, acknowledging their love, sacrifices, and vital role as pillars of Filipino families and communities. In a Facebook message on Sunday, President Marcos reflected that every mother embodies a unique blend of love and sacrifice that words cannot fully express. “Kayo ang ilaw ng tahanan at haligi ng bawat pamilyang Pilipino. Sa inyong pag-aaruga, pagtitiis, at walang kapantay na pagmamahal, mas tumatatag ang ating tahanan, komunidad, at bayan,” he said.

TRIBUTE. President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. posts a tribute to her mother, former First Lady Imelda Marcos, his wife, First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and sister, Irene Marcos-Araneta. Bongbong Marcos FB