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Poll Says Most Filipinos Want Sara Trial To Push Through
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A large majority of Filipinos want the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte to move forward, according to survey results cited by political analyst Cleve Arguelles on Saturday.
Arguelles said both WR Numero Research and OCTA surveys showed strong public support for continuing the impeachment proceedings even before the House of Representatives formally transmitted the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate.
“One is that it’s very clear whether with us at WR Numero or for example in OCTA Survey, we’ve seen the results that there is an overwhelming number of Filipinos,” Arguelles said during the Saturday News Forum at Dapo Restaurant in Quezon City.
“Between 70 percent, if you look at OCTA, for WR Numero, 80. So between 7 to 8 out of 10 Filipinos demanding that the impeachment trial should happen,” he added.
According to Arguelles, support for the impeachment trial cuts across different sectors of society, including income classes, age groups, and regions nationwide — even in Mindanao, considered a stronghold of the Duterte family.
“This is across classes, whether the poorest or the richest among us. This is also across different age groups, so young and old, but most importantly, across regions as well,” Arguelles said.
“So you’d also be surprised that even in Mindanao, 61 percent, so that’s 6 in 10 Mindanaoans, saying that they want the impeachment trial to proceed,” he added.
Arguelles clarified that the surveys measured support for holding the trial itself and should not be interpreted as public support for either conviction or acquittal.
“So it’s a different question whether they want the Vice President to be acquitted or convicted, but at this point, the public opinion is clear that they want the impeachment trial to proceed,” he said.
The impeachment complaint against Duterte includes allegations involving misuse of confidential funds, unexplained wealth, bribery, and threats against top government officials.
Arguelles also expressed concern over what he described as a major information gap among Filipinos regarding the evidence tied to the impeachment case.
“About half, 50 percent of our fellow citizens, are saying that their knowledge is lacking tungkol sa ebidensya at alegasyon laban kay Vice President Sara Duterte,” Arguelles said.
“So I think ito ‘yung babantayan sa Senate impeachment court whether ‘yung public understanding ba ng evidence, public understanding ng mga allegations laban sa kanya, whether that will change,” he added.
He described the findings as alarming, saying many Filipinos still feel they do not have enough information about the allegations connected to the impeachment proceedings.
“But right now, alarmingly, marami pong mga kababayan natin ang nagsasabi na hindi sapat ‘yung kanilang kaalaman at impormasyon sa ebidensya kaugnay po ng impeachment,” Arguelles said.
Arguelles said both WR Numero Research and OCTA surveys showed strong public support for continuing the impeachment proceedings even before the House of Representatives formally transmitted the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate.
“One is that it’s very clear whether with us at WR Numero or for example in OCTA Survey, we’ve seen the results that there is an overwhelming number of Filipinos,” Arguelles said during the Saturday News Forum at Dapo Restaurant in Quezon City.
“Between 70 percent, if you look at OCTA, for WR Numero, 80. So between 7 to 8 out of 10 Filipinos demanding that the impeachment trial should happen,” he added.
According to Arguelles, support for the impeachment trial cuts across different sectors of society, including income classes, age groups, and regions nationwide — even in Mindanao, considered a stronghold of the Duterte family.
“This is across classes, whether the poorest or the richest among us. This is also across different age groups, so young and old, but most importantly, across regions as well,” Arguelles said.
“So you’d also be surprised that even in Mindanao, 61 percent, so that’s 6 in 10 Mindanaoans, saying that they want the impeachment trial to proceed,” he added.
Arguelles clarified that the surveys measured support for holding the trial itself and should not be interpreted as public support for either conviction or acquittal.
“So it’s a different question whether they want the Vice President to be acquitted or convicted, but at this point, the public opinion is clear that they want the impeachment trial to proceed,” he said.
The impeachment complaint against Duterte includes allegations involving misuse of confidential funds, unexplained wealth, bribery, and threats against top government officials.
Arguelles also expressed concern over what he described as a major information gap among Filipinos regarding the evidence tied to the impeachment case.
“About half, 50 percent of our fellow citizens, are saying that their knowledge is lacking tungkol sa ebidensya at alegasyon laban kay Vice President Sara Duterte,” Arguelles said.
“So I think ito ‘yung babantayan sa Senate impeachment court whether ‘yung public understanding ba ng evidence, public understanding ng mga allegations laban sa kanya, whether that will change,” he added.
He described the findings as alarming, saying many Filipinos still feel they do not have enough information about the allegations connected to the impeachment proceedings.
“But right now, alarmingly, marami pong mga kababayan natin ang nagsasabi na hindi sapat ‘yung kanilang kaalaman at impormasyon sa ebidensya kaugnay po ng impeachment,” Arguelles said.
May 24, 2026
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