FACT: Most Filipinos disagreed with the impeachment of VP Sara Duterte

A post on social media shows that a majority of Filipinos disagreed with the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte filed by the House of Representatives.

CLAIM:

The post asserts that more Filipinos disagreed with the impeachment than agreed with it, citing data from a public opinion survey conducted by WR Numero Philippine Public Opinion Monitor.

RATING: FACT

CONCLUSION:

The June 2026 WR National Poll: Philippine Public Opinion Monitor Issue 10 supports the claim. The survey found that 54% of Filipinos disagreed or strongly disagreed with the impeachment, compared with 31% who agreed or strongly agreed.

THE FACTS:

• According to the nationwide survey, conducted from June 9 to 16 with 1,432 nationally representative respondents, 42% of Filipinos said the evidence presented in the impeachment complaints was insufficient to support the case. Meanwhile, 27% considered the evidence strong enough to proceed, while 31% said they did not have enough personal knowledge of the issue to assess it.
• On the question of impeachment itself, 31% agreed or strongly agreed with the impeachment, while 13% were uncertain and 2% had never heard of the issue.

BOTTOMLINE:

The survey results confirm that opposition to the impeachment was higher than support among the respondents.