针对副总统莎拉·杜特尔特的弹劾案审前会议将于周四上午9点在马尼拉参议院开始。
会议将处理事实陈述、证据标记、证人身份确认以及确定审判日期等事项。众议院检控小组周一提交了一份57页的审前摘要，而杜特尔特的辩护律师则提交了一份70页的摘要。检方计划传唤超过30名证人。
参议院秘书雷纳托·班图格指出，会议计划持续至6月25日，但具体时间表取决于各方提交的摘要。此次审前会议将不对公众开放。
参议员潘菲洛·拉克森表示，如果弹劾法庭召开，多数派集团已达成共识，选举参议员弗朗西斯·埃斯库德罗担任主审官。正式审判定于7月6日进行。
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The Senate is set to convene as an impeachment court at 3 p.m. today for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
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 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.
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.
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Manila Representative Joel Chua stated on Saturday that only senator-judges actively participating in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte should decide on her conviction or acquittal.
San Juan City Rep. Bel Zamora believes the House committee on justice has a solid case for impeaching Vice President Sara Duterte and can secure enough votes for a Senate trial. She said they need around 106 votes, or one-third, and they have the numbers. Duterte's camp has filed a Supreme Court petition to halt the proceedings.
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The Supreme Court has denied Vice President Sara Duterte's request for a temporary restraining order to halt impeachment proceedings against her. The court consolidated the petitions and ordered the House Committee on Justice to comment within 10 days. Hearings will proceed on April 14 without the TRO.