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Senate to convene as impeachment court next week — Cayetano

Published May 14, 2026 03:07 pm

At A Glance

  • The Senate will convene as an impeachment court on Monday, May 18, for the eventual trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano said.
The Senate will convene as an impeachment court on Monday, May 18, for the eventual trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano said.
Cayetano announced on Thursday, May 14, the chamber's move to start the impeachment proceedings following the receipt of the Articles of Impeachment from the House of Representatives the night prior.
In a correspondence to House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy, Cayetano confirmed receiving the Articles of Impeachment and bared convening as impeachment court "immediately."
He said he already ordered the Senate secretariat to include the Articles of Impeachment for referral to impeachment court, which shall be convened next week or "at the possible soonest time."
"Sa Monday, nasa order of business 'yun (On Monday, that will be included in the order of business)," Cayetano told reporters.
He said he is not expecting any delay in the start of the trial as the members of the majority have already agreed to follow the existing rules on impeachment. That's unless there will be other amendments from the minority.
"If anyone agrees on the rule, I do not see any reason hindi kami makapag-convene sa (why we cannot convene on) Monday," Cayetano said.
The House of Representatives, voting 257-25-9, impeached Duterte for her alleged unexplained wealth, misuse of confidential funds, bribery and grave threat to President Marcos and the First Lady.
Cayetano, who just assumed the Senate presidency on Monday, May 11, after a surprise shakeup, said he is now trying to get a "united Senate" as the chamber is yet to sort out events that unfolded on Wednesday night.
Senators and several senate employees were caught in the alleged exchange of fires between government agents and Senate sergeant-at-arms members, which stemmed from the rumored arrest of Senator Bato dela Rosa.
Dela Rosa, wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity, showed up at the Senate on Monday after six months of absence to vote for the new Senate leadership.
He stayed inside the Senate compound until early Thursday morning, after allegedly slipping out following the chaos that erupted inside.
"Again, I'm trying to get a united Senate. Unprecedented yung attack na nangyari sa Senate (The attack that happened at the Senate was unprecedented)," he said.
"First noong Monday, na hinabol sa loob ng Senate ang isang senador. Ginulpi ang isang member ng OSAA at yung armed attack, unprecedented yan (Last Monday, a senator was chased inside the Senate. Then, a member of the OSAA (Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms) was beaten up, and that armed attack—that is unprecedented)," he also said.
"So I'm trying to unite the senators, our people by simply following the law, the Constitution, our rules, and what is right," he added.

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