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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17793318509581779331849109.jpeg" style="width:960px;display:block;height:auto" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Vice President Sara Duterte announces her intention to run for the country&#x27;s presidency in 2028 during a press conference in Mandaluyong, February 18, 2026. Jam Sta. Rosa, AFP</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial may start on July 6, Sen. Erwin Tulfo said Thursday. </p><p>Duterte <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/20/vp-sara-duterte-has-until-june-1-to-answer-articles-of-impeachment-1731">has until June 1 to file her answer </a>to the articles of impeachment that the House sent to the Senate. </p><p>House prosecutors will then have 10 calendar days to respond, which will be followed by pre-trial proceedings including marking of evidence, Tulfo said. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/20/ovp-confirms-receipt-of-senate-impeachment-court-summons-1054">OVP confirms receipt of Senate impeachment court summons </a></div><p>“Ang pinaka-trial po talaga ay magsta-start sa July 6, pagkatapos po ng aming break,” he told DZMM. </p><p>Tulfo said the Senate could publish the schedule of the proceedings “very soon.”</p><p>Sixteen votes in the 24-seat Senate would be needed to convict Duterte in the chamber packed with her allies.</p><p>The 47-year-old was <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/11/-2nd-eye-ok-house-impeaches-sara-duterte-again-1702">impeached</a> or formally accused by a large majority of the House of Representatives last week of graft charges and an alleged assassination plot against former ally President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.</p><p>Under the Philippine constitution, an impeachment triggers a trial in the Senate, where a guilty verdict on any of the charges would see her removed and banned from elected office for life.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/19/vp-duterte-s-absence-at-senate-won-t-delay-trial-prosecutor-1253">Sara Duterte&#x27;s possible absence at Senate impeachment trial won&#x27;t delay proceedings, House prosecutor says </a></div><p>The vice president has declared her candidacy for president in the 2028 election.</p><p>On Monday, 23 senators present donned maroon velvet and swore to &quot;do impartial justice according to the constitution and the laws of the Philippines&quot; at the trial.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/18/senate-set-to-convene-as-impeachment-court-for-sara-duterte-trial-1211">Senate convenes as impeachment court for Sara Duterte trial </a></div><p>Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa was the only senator not present as he evades an International Criminal Court arrest warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity for his role in ex-president Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s deadly drug crackdown.</p><p>The Vice President swept to victory as the running mate of Marcos in 2022, but the alliance was broken last year when Marcos had her father arrested and turned over to the ICC where he now awaits trial over his deadly drug war.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/19/icc-prosecution-eyes-20-30-witnesses-to-testify-orally-in-duterte-trial-1445">ICC prosecution eyes 20-30 witnesses to testify orally in Duterte trial; Over 13,000 evidence still pending review </a><br/><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/18/icc-formalizes-peter-haynes-appointment-as-duterte-s-new-legal-counsel-1758">ICC formalizes Peter Haynes’ appointment as Duterte’s new legal counsel </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/19/australian-lawyer-kate-gibson-joins-duterte-s-icc-defense-team-1935">Australian lawyer Kate Gibson joins Duterte&#x27;s ICC defense team </a></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/Ij45jDs_1l8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/IZN40FzQKvc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/N7CkyWhNym0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial may start on July 6, Sen. Erwin Tulfo said Thursday.</p>

Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial may start on July 6, Sen. Erwin Tulfo said Thursday.

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Sara Duterte impeachment trial may start July 6

Jamaine Punzalan,

ABS-CBN News,

Agence France-Presse

Published May 21, 2026 10:40 AM PHT

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Updated May 21, 2026 10:58 AM PHT

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