ABSENT. Senator-judge Loren Legarda questions NBI Director Melvin Matibag during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on July 22, 2026. She has so far been absent this week.

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Senator Loren Legarda denies the accusations against her, calls them baseless, and says she is confident she will be vindicated

The Senate impeachment court again saw a familiar sight: empty seats for two suspended senators behind bars and another one in hiding.

But there was one new absentee.