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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.
A coalition of activist groups warned on Friday that designating Sen. Francis Chiz Escudero as presiding officer of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte could undermine the Senate's credibility.
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The pre-trial conference for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte will begin Thursday at 9 a.m. at the Senate in Manila.
The Supreme Court ruled that the Senate "acted in a timely manner" in handling the first impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte in 2025. In a 14-0-1 decision, the high court defined "forthwith" in the Constitution as "within a reasonable time." This clarifies the Senate's process for impeachment trials.
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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has ordered Letters of Authority to audit the tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte, her husband Manases Carpio, and nine businesses linked to them. The move follows a determination of probable cause based on third-party data such as SALNs and AMLC reports. It adds pressure to her ongoing impeachment complaint over alleged misuse of public funds.
The House justice committee will question self-proclaimed bagman Ramil Madriaga's credibility on April 14 in clarificatory hearings to assess probable cause for impeaching Vice President Sara Duterte, following earlier calls for his testimony on confidential funds misuse.
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A lawyer has urged the House committee on justice to postpone its April 14 hearing on impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte while awaiting a Supreme Court decision. Duterte filed a petition seeking a temporary restraining order to halt the proceedings. Her counsel described postponement as the prudent course.
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