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Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media at the Office of The Vice President in Mandaluyong City on December 11, 2024, after skipping on the same day a National Bureau of Investigation probe on her remarks of having  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assassinated should she be killed. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File

Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media at the Office of The Vice President in Mandaluyong City on December 11, 2024, after skipping on the same day a National Bureau of Investigation probe on her remarks of having  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assassinated should she be killed. Duterte stood firm that she would not present herself before the NBI saying that its inquiry was “unfair.” Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/174030131962120241211-vpsd-presscon-MT-23.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media at the Office of The Vice President in Mandaluyong City on December 11, 2024, after skipping on the same day a National Bureau of Investigation probe on her remarks of having  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assassinated should she be killed. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media at the Office of The Vice President in Mandaluyong City on December 11, 2024, after skipping on the same day a National Bureau of Investigation probe on her remarks of having  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assassinated should she be killed. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Vice President Sara Duterte&#x27;s impeachment trial can be finished &quot;within a month,&quot; Bayan Muna Chairperson Neri Colmenares said on Sunday. </p><p>Colmenares, who served as a public prosecutor in previous impeachment cases, said the Senate should convene as an impeachment court &quot;as soon as possible&quot; and focus only on a few articles of impeachment. </p><p>&quot;Kaya ba nilang matapos ang impeachment trial before June 30? Yes, kayang-kaya,&quot; Colmenares said in a forum. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/19/sara-duterte-challenges-her-impeachment-at-supreme-court-1053">READ: Sara Duterte seeks to block her impeachment trial</a></div><p>&quot;Focus on one ground, betrayal of public trust. Focus on one to two [articles of impeachment], kaya nila tapusin yan, lalo na ang ebidensya na P125 million. Napakalakas. Wala na masyadong dagdag na oras diyan,&quot; he said. </p><p>Colmenares said the documents are public records at the Commission on Audit and the Department of Budget and Management and the senator-judges would not have any problem accessing them. </p><p>&quot;Unahin niyo siguro yung P125 million. Betrayal of public trust. Pangalawa, yung meltdown niya sa ano, yung tine-threaten niyang magpatay. Those are very clear evidence. Wala na masyadong  magtumpik-tumpik pa,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Wala pa nga sigurong &#x27;sang buwan tapos na yan eh, so hindi totoo na hindi kaya tapusin ngayon. At mata-traverse pa sa next Congress,&quot; he said. </p><p>Legal experts last week said there is no standard of evidence required for Duterte&#x27;s impeachment trial, as the weight of the pieces of evidence that would be shown during the trial would depend on each senator&#x27;s appreciation. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/19/no-standard-of-evidence-required-for-vp-saras-impeachment-trial-experts-2114">READ: No standard of evidence required for VP Sara&#x27;s impeachment trial -- experts</a></div><p>Duterte was impeached by the House of Representatives on charges of &quot;violation of the constitution, betrayal of public trust, graft and corruption, and other high crimes.&quot;</p><p>Accusations spelled out in the 44-page document include an alleged plot to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez, a Marcos cousin.</p><p>The Vice President earlier said that her comments – taken from an expletive-filled speech where she claimed herself to be the subject of a plot – had been taken out of context.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WtuN9HXIrco?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z8vMLnAt67A?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Colmenares, who served as a public prosecutor in previous impeachment cases, said the Senate should convene as an impeachment court "as soon as possible" and focus only on a few articles of impeachment.</p>

Colmenares, who served as a public prosecutor in previous impeachment cases, said the Senate should convene as an impeachment court "as soon as possible" and focus only on a few articles of impeachment.

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Colmenares: VP Sara Duterte's trial can be finished 'within a month'

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Published Feb 23, 2025 08:00 PM PHT

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