参议院已为副总统莎拉·杜特尔特的弹劾审判扫清了程序障碍，审判将于7月6日开始。众议院检察官计划于当天传唤第一位证人，目前各方正围绕一个密封的税务记录箱存在争议。
在6月25日结束为期五天的审前会议后，参议院正式扫清了审判的所有程序障碍。检察官认为，装有副总统税务记录的密封内政部税务局（Bureau of Internal Revenue）箱子对于证明一项关于来源不明财产的弹劾条款至关重要。
辩护团队反对在审前会议期间打开或标记该箱子。双方同意将此事推迟至7月6日开庭的弹劾法庭处理。参议院议长谢尔温·加查利安表示，只有法庭能决定如何处理该箱子。
众议院检察官申请了62个审判日，并计划在三个月内结束审判。时间安排为每周一至周三，直至总统费迪南德·马科斯于7月27日发表国情咨文，之后改为每周二至周四。在列出的57名证人中，有一名精神科医生。
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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.
The Senate will hold the pre-trial conference for the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte on June 18.
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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 House justice committee deferred opening a sealed box containing tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband Manases Carpio, presented by the Bureau of Internal Revenue during an impeachment hearing on April 22. In a 21-4 vote, members cited legal concerns under the National Internal Revenue Code prohibiting public disclosure outside executive sessions for legislative inquiries. BIR Commissioner Charlito Martin Mendoza signed the taped box, which remains in the committee's custody.
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The House committee on justice will reconvene Monday to formally adopt its report finding probable cause to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, following last week's vote. This clears the path for sending the Articles of Impeachment to the House plenary, needing at least 106 votes to proceed to the Senate.
The House justice committee unanimously voted on April 29 to find probable cause to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte based on two complaints. The complaints will be consolidated before transmission to the House plenary. If approved, Duterte would become the first Philippine official impeached twice.
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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.