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Senator Jinggoy Estrada gets teary-eyed during a press conference at the Senate Building on June 1, 2026, as he announces his surrender in connection with the plunder case filed against him. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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JINGGOY ESTRADA SURRENDERS

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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/178175365497520260601-jinggoy-estrada-surrenders-MT6.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Sen. Jinggoy Estrada gets teary-eyed during a press conference at the Senate Building on June 1, 2026, as he announces his surrender in connection with the plunder case filed against him. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada&#x27;s suspension as a senator means he cannot serve as one of the judges in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said Thursday.</p><p>A Sandiganbayan division has preventively <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/16/sandiganbayan-orders-jinggoy-estrada-s-suspension-1555">suspended Estrada for 90 days </a>over his graft case in connection with the flood control corrruption scandal. </p><p>Estrada has argued that he should not be preventively suspended since he has yet to be granted the full opportunity to question the regularity of the preliminary investigation.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/18/sara-duterte-impeachment-pre-trial-conference-starts-0946">Sara Duterte impeachment pre-trial conference starts</a></div><p>For Gatchalian, Estrada&#x27;s suspension includes his capacity to become a judge in an impeachment trial.</p><p>&quot;From what I understand, pag suspended ka as senator, kasama na ro&#x27;n yung being a senator judge. So the suspension...carries with it all the responsibilities as a senator, including becoming a senator-judge,&quot; he said in a press briefing.</p><p>He said the Senate would follow previous legal practice in Estrada&#x27;s suspension. </p><p>&quot;In this case, I haven&#x27;t really sat down with our legal team on how to go about it, but ang masasabi ko lang kung ano yung legal practice in the past, yun ang susundan natin,&quot; he said.</p><p>Gatchalian also maintained that 16 votes are needed to convict Duterte. He said he does not want to preempt the moves of the prosecution team regarding the matter.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/10/gatchalian-16-votes-needed-for-conviction-at-impeachment-trial-1554">Gatchalian: 16 votes needed for conviction at impeachment trial</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS: </strong></div><div><strong><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/a7zsb5GBW0s?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div><div><strong><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/9EE_Dc4CI-8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Sen. Jinggoy Estrada's suspension as a senator means he cannot serve as one of the judges in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said Thursday.</p>

Sen. Jinggoy Estrada's suspension as a senator means he cannot serve as one of the judges in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said Thursday.

Gatchalian: Jinggoy Estrada's suspension covers role as judge in Duterte impeachment trial

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Gatchalian: Jinggoy Estrada's suspension covers role as judge in Duterte impeachment trial

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Published June 18, 2026 11:45 AM PHT

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