Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte attends a legislative inquiry at the House of Representatives in Quezon City in late 2024. © Reuters The second impeachment trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte gets underway, threatening her vow to run in the 2028 presidential election. A previous attempt at impeachment was blocked by the Supreme Court due to a technicality. Turkey will host the next NATO summit, with four Indo-Pacific countries participating. The agenda is set to focus on progress on defense expenditure commitments made at the summit in The Hague last year, as the U.S. wants to shift part of its defense burden onto its allies. Get the best of our coverage of Asia and much more by following us on X, where our handle is @NikkeiAsia. We are also on Bluesky with the handle @asia.nikkei.com. The Philippines starts the impeachment trial of Duterte over charges of corruption, misuse of public funds and an assassination plot against the president. The trial is expected to last months. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Indonesia through Wednesday, followed by trips to Australia and New Zealand through Saturday.
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