Akbayan party-list Rep. Chel Diokno holds a press conference at the House of Representatives on Monday, June 8, 2026. — Screengrab from House of Representatives/Facebook
MANILA, Philippines — Akbayan Rep. Chel Diokno on Monday said that holding public watch parties to monitor Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial would help citizens better understand the issues surrounding what could be one of the country’s most high-profile proceedings.
In a media briefing, he suggested that schools could hold public viewing of Duterte’s trial to help Filipinos and civil society monitor the proceedings and deepen their understanding of the case.
“I am also calling on and suggesting, especially to law schools and other institutions, that it would be good if we could hold watch parties so we can be enlightened and better understand the process,” Diokno, a prosecutor for the trial, said in Filipino.
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