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Jervis Manahan

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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/17833201150301783320111190.jpeg" style="width:960px;display:block;height:auto" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte answer questions at a press briefing in Manila on August 14, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File </span></span></span>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has more important things to do than sit down and watch the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/sara-duterte-impeachment-trial">impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte</a>, Malacanang said on Monday.</div><p>Marcos has no public appearance on July 6, and his schedule is blocked for private appointments.</p><p>&quot;Hindi naman po kinakailangan mag-monitor ang Pangulo. Malalaman naman po din niya kung ano ang magiging balita rito. Mas marami pong dapat na trabahuhin ang ating Pangulo at hindi po siya uupo lamang para po manood ng impeachment trial,&quot; Palace Press Officer Usec. Claire Castro said. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/sara-duterte-impeachment-trial">Impeachment Trial of Sara Duterte </a></div><p>Asked for Marcos&#x27; reaction now that his 2022 running mate is facing an impeachment trial, Castro reiterated Marcos&#x27; earlier statement from the Kapihan in Canada.</p><p>&quot;Katulad po ng sinabi po natin even before at nagsalita na rin po ang Pangulo sa Kapihan, kung may kinakailangan pong sagutin ay dapat lamang pong sagutin,&quot; the Palace Press Officer said.</p><p>&quot;Kung kaya naman po na malinis ang mga pangalan ay dapat lamang pong gawin. Mas maganda pong humarap sa nasabing trial para po siya na mismo ang sumagot ng mga akusasyon laban sa kaniya,&quot; she added.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/6/senate-impeachment-court-begins-historic-sara-duterte-trial-0848">Senate impeachment court opens historic Sara Duterte trial </a></div><p>Castro added that the Palace would not intervene on the issue of the conviction threshold because this is a Senate matter. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/6/live-updates-vice-president-sara-duterte-s-impeachment-trial-1405">LIVE UPDATES: Vice President Sara Duterte&#x27;s Impeachment Trial (Day 1) </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/6/duterte-says-impeachment-trial-attendance-a-matter-of-legal-strategy-1314">Duterte skips first day of impeachment trial </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/6/prosecution-distances-duterte-impeachment-from-marcoleta-s-arrest-1352">Prosecution distances Duterte impeachment from Marcoleta’s arrest </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/XoYjjc_RPBw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has more important things to do than sit down and watch the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Malacanang said on Monday.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has more important things to do than sit down and watch the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Malacanang said on Monday.

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Marcos has more important things to do than monitor impeachment trial – Palace

Jervis Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 06, 2026 02:45 PM PHT

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