By GMA News Published May 21, 2026 8:46am + Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Senator Erwin Tulfo on Thursday said the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is expected to begin on July 6 following a caucus among senators.Interviewed on GMA News’ Unang Balita, Tulfo said Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano had already discussed the proposed schedule with members of the Senate.“Nagbigay na po ng schedule kahapon. Ipinatawag po ng caucus of all members ni SP Cayetano at July 6 po ang umpisa ng ika nga impeachment trial,” Tulfo said.(The schedule was given yesterday. SP Cayetano called for a caucus of all members, and the beginning of the impeachment trial is set on July 6.)TIMELINE: Impeachment proceedings vs. Vice President Sara DuterteAccording to Tulfo, the Senate would hold regular sessions in the morning before proceeding with the impeachment trial in the afternoon from Monday to Wednesday.“Monday po, may session kami sa umaga, 10 to 1. At pagkatapos po noon 2 o’clock to sawa ng Monday ay yun na po yung impeachment trial. Tuesday, Wednesday ganun din po. Three o'clock po mag-uumpisa ng hapon hanggang gabi. And then Thursday, puro session lang po,” he added.(Monday, we have a session in the morning, 10:00 to 1:00. And then, from 2 o'clock onwards on Monday, that's the impeachment trial. Tuesday, Wednesday, the same. It will start at three o'clock in the afternoon until evening. And then Thursday, it's just sessions.)BatoTulfo, meanwhile, opposed the proposal of Senator Rodante Marcoleta to allow Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who is facing an International Criminal Court warrant, to vote in the impeachment proceedings even if he is not physically present.“Marami po sa amin, kami po sa minorya, hindi po sasang-ayon diyan. Kailangan po physically present,” Tulfo said.(Many of us, we in the minority, will not agree to that. We need him to be physically present.)He noted that remote participation had only been allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic due to lockdown restrictions.Meanwhile, Tulfo said senators were awaiting guidance from Cayetano and Senate leadership regarding the chamber’s official response after the Supreme Court denied Dela Rosa’s plea for a temporary restraining order against the ICC warrant. —Joviland Rita/ VAL, GMA News