<!-- wp:image {"id":2266925,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/files/2026/07/Alan-Peter-Cayetano-20July2026_2-1200x790.jpg" alt="CAYETANO CALLS OUT TIMING OF NBI ANNOUNCEMENT AMID IMPEACHMENT TRIAL / JULY 15, 2026 Senator-Judge Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday called out the timing of the National Bureau of Investigation's (NBI) public announcement of its probe into the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, arguing that it could undermine the integrity of the impeachment court as the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte entered its sixth day at the Senate of the Philippines, Pasay City on July 15, 2026.
A day earlier, NBI Director Melvin Matibag announced the creation of a task force to investigate alleged irregularities involving the 2019 SEA Games, of which Cayetano served as chairman of the Philippine SEA Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC).
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Alan Peter Cayetano —Inquirer photo/Niño Jesus Orbeta</figcaption></figure><!-- /wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph --><p>MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday challenged Sen.
