Impeachment
Pre-trial conference begins for Sara Duterte impeachment
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The Senate held the first day of the pre-trial conference for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment on June 18. Prosecutors and defense lawyers marked evidence for two of the four articles without incident. The trial is scheduled to start on July 6.
Vice President Sara Duterte will testify in her Senate impeachment trial if necessary, her legal team said, as pre-trial proceedings advance with new witnesses named.
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The Senate is working to maintain the July 6 start date for Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial despite delays in evidence marking.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has filed papers in the Western Cape High Court to interdict the start of impeachment proceedings. The application seeks to pause the process until a September review of the Section 89 report on the Phala Phala matter. The Economic Freedom Fighters have pledged to oppose the bid.
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Vice President Sara Duterte said she will not support efforts to overthrow President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., rejecting rumors of destabilization plots.
Rep. Jude Acidre of the Tingog party-list called on the Senate to focus on the impeachment trial of the Vice President rather than pursuing other investigations.
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Parliament announced the 31 MPs who will serve on the Impeachment Committee probing President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala matter. The panel was established following a Constitutional Court order earlier in May.
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