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Victoria Tulad

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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/1782454066039730854740_2083930225879451_8348805681115009487_n.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Photo from Vice President Sara Duterte’s Facebook page </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA —The Senate impeachment court on Friday is drafting the pre-trial order that it aims to issue to all concerned parties on June 29, according to Senate Secretary and impeachment court clerk of court Renato Bantug, Jr. </p><p>This, after the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/24/duterte-pre-trial-conference-may-be-completed-within-this-week-diokno-0936">five-day pre-trial conference</a> was concluded on Thursday, June 25. </p><p>“Sinisimulan na namin ngayon ang draft ng pre-trial order and may nilabas na parang advisory or memorandum si Senate President kagabi sa mga senators that we will issue the pre-trial order on Monday. So the staff will be working through the weekend para mailabas namin yung pre-trial order sa Lunes,” Bantug said in an interview.  </p><p>The pre-trial order will contain what the prosecution and defense agreed upon such as the facts, witnesses, and trial dates, among others. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/25/court-sheriff-vp-duterte-punched-in-2011-listed-as-prosecution-witness-in-impeachment-trial-1943">Court sheriff VP Duterte punched in 2011 listed as prosecution witness in impeachment trial</a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/25/prosecution-to-present-mary-grace-piattos-as-witness-in-vp-sara-impeachment-trial-1212">Prosecution to present &#x27;Mary Grace Piattos&#x27; as witness in VP Sara impeachment trial </a></div><p>The prosecution and defense will have three days or until Thursday, July 2, to submit their comments on the pre-trial order. The impeachment court will then determine if there is a need to issue a corrected pre-trial order. </p><p>“Kaya naman matapos lahat before July 6. Yung mga corrections naman diyan, mainly I would suppose formal, hindi naman siguro magiging substantive because we will try to be as accurate as we can pagdating sa mga substantive portions,” Bantug said. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>BIR BOX</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>The pre-trial conference closed without the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) box containing the tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband being marked. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/24/prosecutors-ask-impeachment-court-to-unseal-box-of-duterte-s-tax-records-1713">Prosecutors ask impeachment court to unseal box of Duterte&#x27;s tax records </a></div><p>Bantug explained that the prosecution team filed a manifestation for the box to be opened and marked along with its content. The defense, however, said it wanted to file its comment to the manifestation first.</p><p>“Yung pagbukas niyan, pag-imbentaryo, at pagma-mark ang impeachment court lang ang puwedeng makapag-utos niyan. In-acknowledge naman ng parehong partido yan kahapon. As to that point, walang dispute,” Bantug said. </p><p>Bantug gave the defense until the end of June 26 to file its comment. </p><p>“Mamaya pagka-receive ko, as fast as we can, we will distribute copies to the senators and then I will await instructions on how they want to proceed,” Bantug said. </p><p>“Kung ano yung magiging pasya nila, kung papaano ito iha-ahandle, kung papaano idi-dispose yung request ng prosecution na markahan yung contents ng green box. And ayoko naman pangunahan ang defense kung ano yung magiging laman ng kanilang komento.” </p><p>Atty. Michael Poa, spokesperson of the defense team, said they would file their comment within the day. </p><p>Bantug added that the BIR box could be opened during the trial on July 6, if this is what senator-judges would agree on, or another pre-trial conference may possibly be held next week. </p><p>“Kung yan lang naman ang magiging pakay, yung pagmamarka, at kung ang magiging pasya is i-mark siya before the start of the trial, then I suppose we can do it. But again, I don&#x27;t want to preempt kung ano magiging posisyon ng prosecution at defense tungkol sa bagay na yan,” Bantug said. </p><p>He said the July 6 trial would not be moved even with the possibility of another pre-trial conference just for the BIR box.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/4/28/bir-orders-audit-probe-on-vp-duterte-spouse-and-their-businesses-2112">BIR orders audit probe on VP Duterte, spouse and their businesses </a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>TRIAL DAYS </strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Before the July 27 State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the impeachment trial will be held every Monday to Wednesday at 2 p.m. onwards. After the SONA, it will be held every Tuesday to Thursday at 2 p.m. </p><p>Once session resumes on July 27, Bantug said plenary deliberations would most likely happen on Monday and before the 2 p.m. trial every Tuesday to Thursday.</p><p>So far, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian is still the presiding officer of the impeachment court, unless the senator-judges elect one when the court reconvenes on July 6. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/23/palace-on-vp-sara-duterte-s-accomplishment-report-noted-2041">Palace on VP Sara Duterte&#x27;s accomplishment report: &#x27;Noted&#x27; </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/23/sara-duterte-camp-denies-mirroring-prosecution-witnesses-for-impeachment-trial-1337">Sara Duterte camp denies ‘mirroring’ prosecution witnesses for impeachment trial </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/6/21/sara-duterte-visits-earthquake-affected-families-in-davao-occidental-1306">Sara Duterte visits earthquake-affected families in Davao Occidental</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/zp5ukngoE3I?&amp;pp=0gcJCUELAYcqIYzv&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/iNgwS0WlnAw?&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/IKkCc9fUwtg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Senate impeachment court on Friday is drafting the pre-trial order that it aims to issue to all concerned parties on June 29, according to Senate Secretary and impeachment court clerk of court Renato Bantug, Jr.</p>

The Senate impeachment court on Friday is drafting the pre-trial order that it aims to issue to all concerned parties on June 29, according to Senate Secretary and impeachment court clerk of court Renato Bantug, Jr.

Impeachment court to issue pre-trial order on June 29; decision on marking BIR box still pending

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Impeachment court to issue pre-trial order on June 29; decision on marking BIR box still pending

Victoria Tulad,

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Published June 26, 2026 02:17 PM PHT

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