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

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Escudero finds legal justification from a Supreme Court ruling that upheld the constitutionality of the Visiting Forces Agreement between the Philippines and the US

When the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte kicked off on July 6, one of the first orders of business of presiding officer Chiz Escudero was to settle the conviction threshold debate.