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IMPEACHMENT. The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte begins at the Senate on July 6, 2026.

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'The Constitution only designated a specific presiding officer for the impeachment of a president... But it doesn’t say who will preside for all other trials,' says UP law associate dean Paolo Tamase

It was no surprise that Senator Chiz Escudero presided over Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, given Senator Ping Lacson’s earlier pronouncement.