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The impeachment court knows that the public is watching. Will they let the evidence speak for itself or will blind loyalties ultimately dictate on their votes?
On Wednesday, July 15, we concluded only the second week of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, a total of six days out of an anticipated 92 days. Looks like it will be a long crawl.
Next week, the trial will run its usual course, Monday to Wednesday, after which it will shift to a Tuesday to Thursday schedule — following the President’s State of the Nation Address on July 27, a Monday. By next week too, the prosecution is expected to present its last witness for the fourth article of impeachment: National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director General Melvin Matibag. The fourth article of impeachment lists culpable violation of the Constitution, high crimes, and betrayal of public trust in relation to Duterte’s alleged threats against the President, First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and former speaker Martin Romualdez, in addition to alleged efforts of inciting to sedition.
At the rate things are going, the trial could last for seven months, spilling over to early 2027, just a year before the next presidential elections.
