The second day of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial saw the prosecution present a 2024 video of Duterte threatening to kill President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., First Lady Liza Marcos, and former Speaker Martin Romualdez as evidence.The defense team repeatedly objected, calling the video misleading and the questions posed to Duterte as leading.

Prosecutors requested the Senate impeachment court to allow the testimony of Office of the Vice President chief of staff Zuleika Lopez and National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag.The court confirmed that the 16-conviction threshold is a definitive ruling, and Duterte is not mandated to appear.The defense argued that the trial is premature, with only one witness presented so far.The prosecution's first witness, NBI Senior Agent John Mark Calilung, testified about the authenticity of Duterte's press conference.

Private prosecutor Amando Ligutan claimed Duterte's statements constitute both a crime and an impeachable offense, but Senator-judge Pia Cayetano moved to strike Ligutan's responses as unfair.The court will resolve this motion later.Meanwhile, the tax records of Duterte and her husband were returned to the Bureau of Internal Revenue for further review.The trial continues with cross-examinations scheduled for the next day.