Senate Secretary and Impeachment Clerk of Court Renato Bantug Jr. presides over the pre-trial conference for the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, June 22, 2026. — Photo from Senate of the Philippines/Facebook

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate has yet to decide who will preside over the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte when it convenes as an impeachment court on Monday, July 6, Senate Secretary and Impeachment Clerk of Court Renato “Rey” Bantug Jr. said Friday.

According to Bantug, he has yet to receive a final instruction on who will preside over the trial.

“We’ll find out on Monday,” he said in an interview with dzMM.

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