上院は本日午後3時、サラ・ドゥテルテ副大統領の弾劾裁判を行う弾劾裁判所として召集される予定です。
アーウィン・トゥルフォ上院議員は、月曜午後3時に予定されているサラ・ドゥテルテ副大統領の弾劾裁判について、上院少数派ブロックが準備を整えていることを公言しました。同議員はラジオ局dzBBのインタビューに対し、「私が知る限り、私たちは全員準備ができています」と述べました。
アラン・ピーター・カイエタノ上院議員は、各議員に対し、午後3時に議場へ参列する際は法服を着用するよう指示する書簡を送付しました。今回の招集は、5月11日にビセンテ・ソット3世上院議長が解任された上院組織改編から数日後に行われます。
カリタス・フィリピンおよび数名の司教たちは、司法の正義を確保するため、上院に対し審議を遅らせないよう強く求めました。今回の裁判では、機密費の流用および公的信頼の裏切りに関する疑惑が取り上げられる見通しです。
X上の初期の反応では、午後3時に予定されているサラ・ドゥテルテ副大統領の弾劾裁判に向けた上院の招集への注目が集まっており、警察による警戒態勢や上院少数派の準備状況などが報告されています。一部の投稿では、指導部の安定性や裁判の結果に対する懸念が示されており、政治的緊張が高まる中での一連の出来事に対して懐疑的な声も見られます。
The PNP is already on alert because the Senate might turn into an impeachment court against VP Sara Duterte, but sure, let us keep pretending everything is perfectly normal over on morning radio.
— Goodness And Mercy (@FineAndRich) 2026年5月18日
The Philippine National Police is on alert as the Senate is expected to convene as an impeachment court against Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, May 18.
— GMA News (@gmanews) 2026年5月18日
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Sen. Erwin Tulfo on Sunday assured the public that the Senate minority bloc is ready for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte at 3 p.m. on Monday, but it remained uncertain whether the chamber can remove her and perpetually bar her from public office. pic.twitter.com/nUxfKyiQRz
— Now You Know (@nowyouknowph) 2026年5月17日
After a tumultuous week that started with a Senate power grab and descended into a terrifying night of gunfire, the impeachment saga against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte moves Monday to the trial phase https://t.co/drymCLirCp
— Bloomberg (@business) 2026年5月17日
SARA DUTERTE IMPEACHMENT CASE AT THE SENATE
— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) 2026年5月17日
The Senate is set to convene as an impeachment court on Monday, May 18, to begin its deliberations of the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte.
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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.
The Senate may convene as an impeachment court this month and start a full trial of Vice President Sara Duterte in June, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson said. This timeline depends on the House of Representatives approving the complaint. Duterte faces accusations of misusing confidential funds and other charges.
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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.
The House of Representatives transmitted the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the Senate on May 13. The move came amid an alleged shooting incident inside the building and sets the stage for a Senate trial.
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Vice President Sara Duterte has received an invitation from the House committee on justice to attend its March 25 hearing on impeachment complaints filed against her, her counsel confirmed. The invitation calls for her personal attendance at the Quezon City event. It remains unclear if she will attend.
During its first public hearing on April 14, 2026, the House Committee on Justice issued a subpoena directing former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV to testify and submit documents in the impeachment probe against Vice President Sara Duterte. The move came amid testimony from self-confessed bagman Ramil Madriaga detailing rapid spending of confidential funds, with the Commission on Audit affirming a P73.287 million disallowance on Office of the Vice President (OVP) expenditures.
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Following its March 4 ruling on sufficiency in substance, the House Committee on Justice has found impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte to have sufficient grounds, paving the way for public hearings starting March 25, 2026, and continuing on April 14, 22, and 29.