Chalssea Kate Echegoyen

Senator-judges examine witness testimony on the confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education’s (DepEd) as the Senate impeachment court convened for Day 15 of the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

State auditor Xylene Del Campo faced cross-examination by the defense panel in relation to the findings and evaluation of the Commission on Audit Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office (COA-ICFAO) of Duterte’s confidential fund liquidation.
Following the cross-examination, the senator-judges asked Del Campo key clarificatory questions regarding the audit findings.

Voltaire Domingo, Senate Social Media Unit

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178833615845520260812-senate-impeachment-day15-SSMU-VD34 (1).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><p style="text-align:left">Senator-judges examine witness testimony on the confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education’s (DepEd) as the Senate impeachment court convened for Day 15 of the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.</p><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is expected to hold whole-day sessions in October as the Senate works around its scheduled deliberations on the proposed 2027 national budget.</p><p>During the proceedings, the impeachment court manifested a tentative schedule for the trial, which will be finalized next week.</p><p>The trial is set to run for the entire day on October 1 and 2, from morning until afternoon. The sessions may extend into the early evening.</p><p>It is also expected to hold whole-day sessions from October 5 to 9, starting at 10 a.m. and continuing into the early evening, even after dinner if necessary.</p><p>The same schedule will be observed from October 12 to 15, with the trial proceeding from Monday to Thursday for the whole day.</p><p>The impeachment court will then suspend proceedings to give way to the Senate Committee on Finance’s hearings, which are part of the chamber’s budget deliberations.</p><p>The trial is expected to resume on November 9 and 16, both Mondays.</p><p>The limited trial dates in November are due to the Senate’s plenary deliberations on the proposed national budget, which are expected to stretch into the early hours of the morning.</p><p>The court said it would hold only two trial dates during the two weeks covering November 9 and 16.</p><p>“Because for the following two weeks, on Nov. 9, we will be deliberating the budget on the floor. Which takes wee hours until the morning,” impeachment presiding officer Sen. Chiz Escudero said.</p><p>Regular impeachment trial proceedings are expected to resume on November 23 and continue until the case is finished.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="http://google.com/search?q=impeachment+abs+cbn&amp;oq=impeachment+abs+cbn&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggAECMYJzIGCAAQIxgnMgcIARAAGIAEMggIAhAAGBYYHjIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMgYIBRBFGDwyBggGEEUYPDIGCAcQRRg80gEIMjkxN2owajeoAgCwAgA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;source=chrome.ob&amp;ie=UTF-8">LIVE UPDATES: Vice President Sara Duterte&#x27;s Impeachment Trial (Day 21)</a></div>

<p>The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is expected to hold whole-day sessions in October as the Senate works around its scheduled deliberations on the proposed 2027 national budget.</p>

The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is expected to hold whole-day sessions in October as the Senate works around its scheduled deliberations on the proposed 2027 national budget.

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Sara Duterte impeachment trial to hold whole-day sessions in October amid budget deliberations

Chalssea Kate Echegoyen,

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Published September 02, 2026 04:08 PM PHT

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