President Sara Duterte arrives at the Senate of the Philippines, Pasay City on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. INQUIRER PHOTO / NIÑO JESUS ORBETA
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate is prepared to receive Vice President Sara Duterte should she decide to attend her impeachment trial, with a holding room set aside for her, impeachment court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol said Friday.
“The Senate expects her to attend the impeachment trial every hearing day because it is her right as the respondent,” Tongol told reporters during a press briefing.
He said the Office of the Senate Secretary has prepared a holding room for Duterte “to respect the office that she holds as well, and the stature that she has in our system of government.”
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