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Vice President Sara Duterte filing her response to impeachment articles in the Senate chamber
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Sara Duterte files response to impeachment articles

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Vice President Sara Duterte filed her response to the Articles of Impeachment before the Senate on June 1, 2026, seeking dismissal of the case.

The sub judice rule is unlikely to halt proceedings at the impeachment committee investigating President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala matter. Ramaphosa's legal review of the Section 89 panel report is scheduled for early September at the Western Cape High Court. The committee is set to meet soon to decide its next steps.

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Rise Mzansi MP Makashule Gana was elected chairperson of Parliament’s Section 89 impeachment committee on Monday. The committee will examine allegations against President Cyril Ramaphosa linked to his Phala Phala farm.

The Philippine Senate will convene as an impeachment court on Monday to begin proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano confirmed the session in a letter to colleagues. The move follows the House vote approving articles of impeachment.

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Archbishop Socrates Villegas has criticized recent Senate actions, saying they aim to delay the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte and shield Senator Ronald dela Rosa.

The House of Representatives is set to vote Monday on transmitting articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the Senate. Lawmakers and Senate leaders have traded statements on the process and related allegations.

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Vice President Sara Duterte stated that the result of her impeachment case is in God’s hands as the House of Representatives prepares for a plenary vote on May 11.

 

 

 

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