The Philippine Senate convened as an impeachment court on Monday to try the case against Vice President Sara Duterte, Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano said.

Philippine Senator and former chief of the Philippine National Police Ronald dela Rosa was absent from the Senate plenary session, with a total of 23 senators in attendance.

The House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 11 secured the required number of votes to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte. Articles of impeachment were transmitted to the Senate on May 13.

The articles of impeachment accuse Sara Duterte of corruption, assassination plots, inciting sedition and patterns of abuse, among other charges.

Sara Duterte, the daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte, announced her candidacy for the 2028 Philippine presidential election in February this year. If more than two-thirds of senators vote in favor of impeachment, she will be convicted, removed from office, and barred from holding public office for life.