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#VPOnTrial: Day 1

Victoria Tulad

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<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XoYjjc_RPBw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></div><div>DAY 1: Monday, July 6, 2026</div>5:12 p.m. - The Senate impeachment trial court is adjourned and will resume on Tuesday, July 7, 2 p.m.4:57 p.m. -  Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano asks the senator-judges to consider asking the Sandiganbayan for permission to allow Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and Sen. Rodante Marcoleta to attend the impeachment proceedings.4:47 p.m. - The impeachment court orders the return of the BIR box containing the tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband Atty. Manases Carpio to the Bureau of Internal Revenue without prejudice to the action the court may take.4:37 p.m. - Representative Jose Manuel &quot;Chel&quot; Diokno submits to the Senate impeachment court the order of presentation of the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte: Articles IV, I, III, and II.4:22 p.m. - Sison notes that the Supreme Court, in July 2025, declared the impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives as tainted with grave abuse of discretion. 4:20 p.m. - Sison, in her opening statement for the defense, says this is not the first time that members of the House of Representatives tried to remove the Vice President in a manner allegedly not compliant with the Constitution. 4:15 p.m. - Luistro: Sa kasaysayan ng ating republika, walang bise presidente na may kaibigan na hitman, ngayon lang. Walang bise presidente na nagpapapatay ng pangulo, ngayon lang. Walang bise presidente na handang magpapatay para lamang makaupo sa puwesto, ngayon lang. 4:08 p.m. - Luistro: On the first article of impeachment, the evidence will show that more than 612 million pesos in confidential funds entrusted to the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) were disbursed, transferred and liquidated under circumstances that cannot withstand scrutiny.4:03 p.m. - Luistro in her opening statement: “Kung ang ordinaryong Pilipino pinapanagot, bakit hindi ang pinakamakapangyarihan na opisyal ng pamahalaan? Ito ang dahilan kung bakit mahalaga ang paglilitis na ito.” 4 p.m. - Atty. Sheila Sison, lead defense counsel of the Vice President, says the reading of the articles of impeachment will be a waste of time. Escudero rules the reading will be done at the final resolution of the case, when a vote will be taken for each article.3:48 p.m. - Luistro moves for the reading of the four Articles of Impeachment and entry of answer or plea for each article. 3:46 p.m. - Luistro is asked to deliver her opening statement for the prosecution. She is given 15 minutes. 3:45 p.m. - Escudero notes that the Vice President is not physically present but adequately represented by her counsels.3:44 p.m. - The counsels of Vice President Duterte enter their appearance. 3:43 p.m. - Rep. Gerville Luistro, the lead House Prosecutor, says 14 counsels for the prosecutors have entered their appearance although a total of 15 have filed their written entry of appearance.3:38 p.m. - There are 11 members of the panel of prosecutors of the House of Representatives and 15 counsels for the prosecutors.3:32 p.m. - The impeachment court now proceeds to trial. The House prosecution team or the panel of prosecutors of the House of Representatives enter their appearance. Private prosecutors or the counsels for the prosecutors also enter their appearance.3:30 p.m. - Escudero mentions, though, that those who disagree with the conviction threshold may go to the Supreme Court. Should the SC render a different view, the presiding officer says the impeachment court will abide.3:26 p.m. - Escudero says the conviction threshold is 16 — “Without a tinge of doubt, 2/3 of the figure or not less than 16 members is unquestionable compliance with the requisite number of votes mentioned in Section 21 of Article 7.”3:20 p.m. - Escudero, the newly-elected presiding officer, delivers a statement.3:17 p.m. - Sen. Loren Legarda: Where the Constitution is silent, the intent of the framers should guide the choice of the presiding officer. Any departure from the traditional arrangement must be approached with caution.3:14 p.m. - Sen. Imee Marcos: Ang sabi sa’tin, &#x27;pag mali tayo sa umpisa, mali na ang lahat ng susunod. Ayoko namang magkamli sa umpisa pa lamang ng napakahalagang paglilitis na ito.3:10 p.m. - Sen. Robinhood Padilla says he asked help from Google to understand the legal terms. “Hindi naman po ako nagtapos sa UP, hindi rin po ako nagtapos sa Ateneo, nagtapos po ako ng Criminology at UP rin, sa University of Prison.&quot;3:08 p.m. - Sen. Pia Cayetano: Today we disregarded the framers of the Constitution.2:58 p.m. - Both Gatchalian and Escudero are now sitting at the podium.2:57 p.m. - Trial begins again.2:57 p.m. - Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano says he has information of the 20 years of AMLA (Anti-Money Laundering Act) record of Escudero including his credit cards and bank accounts were allegedly opened up in the office of the Senate President. Gatchalian says Cayetano’s statement is out of order, and moves to strike it off the record.2:51 p.m. - Trial is suspended.2:49 p.m. - Voting 12-8, the impeachment court elects Escudero as its presiding officer.2:47 p.m. - Senator Panfilo Lacson moves to elect senator-judge Francis “Chiz” Escudero as the presiding officer of the impeachment court.2:44 p.m. - Sen. Pia Cayetano: Magpatawag tayo ng special session, mukha namang very supportive naman ang Malacañang sa majority.2:43 p.m. - Senator Pia Cayetano says if senators insist that the Senate should be in session to amend the impeachment rules, then Malacañang should be called upon for a special session.2:40 p.m. - Pangilinan also claims Cayetano’s point of order is improper and the debate of the matter in the impeachment court is out of order.2:39 p.m. - Pangilinan: I think the proper process is, the matter is pending before the Supreme Court, there is no temporary restraining order, there was a request for status quo ante order it was not granted, and therefore the presumption of regularity behooves us to proceed.2:35 p.m. - Sen. Francis Pangilinan: The Constitution does not provide that the Senate President must preside in cases of impeachment trial. What the Constitution provides is when the President is being tried, the Chief Justice must preside.2:32 p.m. - Gatchalian says any discussion on the Resolution should be done when the Senate is acting as a legislative body.2:31 p.m. - Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano: Can the impeachment court disobey the Constitution?2:29 p.m. - Gatchalian argues that the resolution allowing senator-judges to elect a presiding officer has been approved with no one objecting.2:22 p.m. - Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano cites the Senate Rules that any amendment should be presented a day before a session. He points out, though, that this was not done before the supposed rump session on June 3.2:18 p.m. - Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano: Even if the substitute presiding officer acts fairly, a conviction or acquittal reached under constitutionally defective proceess would invite judicial challenge and cast doubt on the validtiy of the entire trial.<div></div>2:13 p.m. - Senate Minor Leader Alan Peter Cayetano says it is clear in the Constitution that the presiding officer of the impeachment court is the Senate President.2:11 p.m. - Gatchalian says the court will now proceed with the election of the presiding officer, but Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano raises a point of order. 2:10 p.m. - Gatchalian: Due process and fair play must remain paramount at every stage of this trial. 2:09 p.m. - Gatchalian says the decision of senator-judges should be based on law and evidence. 2:07 p.m. - Gatchalian: Sa pagtupad sa tungkulin, malinaw ang panatang sinumpaan, to do impartial justice according to the Constitution and the law of the Philippines. 2:05 p.m. - Senate President and Impeachment Trial Presiding Officer Sherwin Gatchalian delivers his opening statement. 2:04 p.m. - With 21 senators present, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian, the presiding officer of the Impeachment Court, declares a quorum. 2:00 p.m. - Senator-judges enter the session hall for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.

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LIVE UPDATES: Vice President Sara Duterte's Impeachment Trial (Day 1)

Victoria Tulad,

Sherwin Tinampay,

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Published July 06, 2026 02:05 PM PHT

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Updated July 06, 2026 06:17 PM PHT

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