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Senate moves reading of impeachment raps vs VP Duterte to June 11

Published May 29, 2025 06:58 pm

At A Glance

  • Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said this is to allow the Senate to tackle priority legislative measures before the 19th Congress adjourns sine die on June 14 and for the Commission on Appointments (CA) to act on pending presidential appointments.
Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB)
Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB)


The scheduled presentation of the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte on June 2 has been moved to June 11, 2025. 

Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said this is to allow the Senate to tackle priority legislative measures before the 19th Congress adjourns sine die on June 14. 

With just six (6) session days left in those two weeks, Escudero stressed there is an urgent need to pass several priority measures pending before the legislature.

The Senate leader detailed this in a letter sent to House Speaker Martin Romualdez earlier today, May 29, 2025, a copy of which was also transmitted to the Office of the Vice President. 

According to Escudero, there are at least 12 important measures that Congress has committed to pass in the remainder of the 19th Congress. These are the:

1.                Amendments to the Foreign Investors’ Long-Term Lease Act;

2.                E-Governance Act;

3.                Open Access in Data Transmission (Konektadong Pinoy Act);

4.                Rationalization of the Fiscal Mining Regime;

5.                Amendments to the Universal Health Care Act;

6.                Virology Institute of the Philippines;

7.                Government Optimization Act;

8.                Amendments to the Right-of-Way Act;

9.                Setting the Term of Office of Barangay Officials and Members of the Sangguniang Kabataan

10.             Judicial Fiscal Autonomy;

11.             Denatured Alcohol Tax; and

12.             Anti-POGO (Philippine offshore gaming operators) Act

Escudero said these bills were discussed during the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council meeting on Thursday, May 29, 2025 together with the President. 

“With only six session days before the sine die adjournment, it is imperative for the Senate and the House of Representatives to prioritize the passage of these measures, consistent also with the administration’s thrust to align our government with the people’s needs and expectations,” Escudero said.

Moreover, he also cited the need for the Commission on Appointments (CA) act on over 200 presidential appointments, including the three cabinet secretaries, four officials of constitutional commissions, 39 foreign service officers, and 277 officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Escudero originally set the House prosecution panel’s presentation of the Articles of Impeachment for June 2 and for the Senate to convene as an impeachment court on June 3. 

“The presentation of the Articles of Impeachment by the House of Representatives' prosecution panel is now set to four o'clock in the afternoon of June 11, 2025,” Escudero said in his letter.

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