Sara Duterte impeachment pre-trial Day 1: Smooth process, 'no tension'

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PRE-TRIAL. Members of the House prosecution team and lawyers for VP Sara Duterte attend the Senate pre-trial conference before the clerk of court, Senate Secretary Renato Bantug Jr., on June 18, 2026.

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The prosecution and defense teams also finish marking the evidence for two of Duterte's four articles of impeachment — for bribery and for grave threats

MANILA, Philippines – Everything went well during the first day of the pre-trial conference for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment proceedings on Thursday, June 18, according to the prosecution and defense teams.