副总统莎拉·杜特尔特的法律团队表示，如有必要，她将在参议院弹劾审判中出庭作证，目前庭前程序随着新证人的指定正在推进。
副总统莎拉·杜特尔特的辩护团队表示，她将“在必要时”出庭参议院弹劾法庭。发言人迈克尔·波阿（Michael Poa）称，这一决定将遵循法律建议和诉讼策略。
波阿主张，杜特尔特在2022年之前的资产申报不应作为证据。他援引最高法院的一项裁决，该裁决将可弹劾的罪行限制在任职期间所实施的行为。
辩护团队计划回应关于开启一个密封的国税局税务记录“绿色盒子”的请求。庭前会议于前一日下午5点后结束，预计很快将发布庭前命令。
众议院检察官将玛丽·格蕾丝·皮亚托斯（Mary Grace Piattos）列为证人，就涉嫌滥用6.125亿比索机密资金一事进行作证。波阿表示，辩方已做好对其进行交叉询问的准备，并指出他本人也在检方的证人名单上。
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Vice President Sara Duterte filed her response to the Articles of Impeachment before the Senate on June 1, 2026, seeking dismissal of the case.
The House justice committee has issued subpoenas to several individuals, including “Mary Grace Piattos,” ahead of its April 14 hearing on the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. It also directed the BIR to produce tax records for Duterte and her husband Manases Carpio.
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Former Ateneo dean Tony La Viña stated that Sara Duterte’s bank accounts could determine the outcome of her impeachment trial scheduled to start on July 6. He spoke at a forum in Manila on Saturday.
The House committee on justice resumed impeachment hearings against Vice President Sara Duterte on April 22, 2026—day three—focusing on her alleged unexplained wealth. Lawmakers reviewed SALNs, SEC records, income tax returns, and heard from summoned witnesses including former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and AMLC chief Eli Remolona Jr., following key documents obtained on April 21.
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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.
Former Senate President Franklin Drilon warned that attempts to conceal evidence in the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte could spark public backlash and political instability.
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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.