Senator Pia Cayetano, during the Senate session, Pasay City on May 13, 2026. —INQUIRER PHOTO / NIÑO JESUS ORBETA
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Erwin Tulfo on Sunday assured the public that the Senate minority bloc is ready for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte at 3 p.m. on Monday, but it remained uncertain whether the chamber can remove her and perpetually bar her from public office.
“Yes, as far as I know, all of us are ready. If there is anyone among us in the minority who is not, that would be embarrassing because the Filipino people are waiting for this,” he said in an interview with radio dzBB.
“There is no reason to delay … we have to convene as an impeachment court. We owe it to the public and everybody is waiting,” Tulfo added.
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