- A senator allied with VP Sara Duterte was arrested on plunder charges just hours before the Senate began Duterte's high-stakes impeachment trial.
- If two-thirds of the 24-member Senate convicts her, Duterte could be barred from running in the 2028 election.
- The arrest sparked large protests that crippled Manila traffic and underscores the collapse of the once-close Marcos–Duterte alliance.
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