The Senate will hold the pre-trial conference for the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte on June 18.
The Senate, led by Acting Senate President Win Gatchalian, issued a notice on June 9 directing Vice President Sara Duterte and the House prosecution panel to appear at 9 a.m. in the Recto Room in Pasay City. The conference will address stipulation of facts, simplification of issues, marking of evidence, identification of witnesses, and setting of trial dates. Both sides must submit pre-trial briefs by June 15. The proceedings will not be open to the media or public. If either party fails to submit briefs or appear without valid reason, their right to present specific evidence or witnesses may be waived. This follows the ouster of former Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano by a 12-person majority on June 3, with an ongoing leadership dispute in the upper chamber.
