The motion, filed by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, emphasized that returning the articles does not mean the case was being dismissed or concluded.
Voting against the motion were Senators Aquilino Pimentel III, Risa Hontiveros, Nancy Binay, Grace Poe, and Sherwin Gatchalian.
The 18 senators who voted in favor included Cayetano, Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, Bong Revilla, Imee Marcos, JV Ejercito, Bong Go, Loren Legarda, Robinhood Padilla, Jinggoy Estrada, Francis Tolentino, Joel Villanueva, Pia Cayetano, Lito Lapid, Cynthia Villar, Mark Villar, Juan Miguel Zubiri, Raffy Tulfo, and Francis Escudero.
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June 12 , 2025 – 04:35 PM
After the Senate returned the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the House of Representatives
June 12 , 2025 – 03:10 PM
One of the framers of the 1987 Constitution thinks it is possible that some senators have little to no familiarity with the charter.
June 12 , 2025 – 01:09 PM
The country’s top constitutional law group urged the Senate to proceed with Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.
June 12 , 2025 – 01:08 PM
The 1987 Constitution explicitly provided that when a verified complaint or resolution of impeachment is filed by one-third of the House of Representatives, the same shall constitute the articles of impeachment, “and trial by the Senate shall forthwith proceed.”
June 12 , 2025 – 11:34 AM
Only the Supreme Court has the power to decide on the constitutionality of the senator-judges’ decision to remand the Articles of Impeachment.
June 12 , 2025 – 10:15 AM
Senate President Francis Escudero on Thursday said the House of Representatives must respect the impeachment court’s orders.
June 12 , 2025 – 09:01 AM
The Senate formally convened as an impeachment court on June 10, only to vote hours later to send the case back to the House of Representatives.
June 12 , 2025 – 06:26 AM
A Mindanao lawyers’ group here condemns the Senate’s move to remand the Article of Impeachment against the VP to the House.
June 12 , 2025 – 05:48 AM
The Church and various civil society organizations called on Filipinos to denounce the move that remanded the impeach complain to the House.
June 12 , 2025 – 05:32 AM
The decision of the Senate impeachment court to send the impeachment case back to the House of Representatives reeked of conspiracy,
June 12 , 2025 – 05:30 AM
Malacañang warned public officials that they should adhere to legal procedure, in apparent reference to the Senate’s move to remand the case.
June 11 , 2025 – 10:37 PM
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has expressed concerns over the Senate’s move to return the articles of impeachment of the VP.
June 11 , 2025 – 08:17 PM
The House of Representatives has formally deferred acceptance of the articles of impeachment returned by the Senate, through a resolution adopted by the chamber.
June 11 , 2025 – 06:11 PM
The public will discern who respects legal procedures and who tries to manipulate them to derail the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
June 11 , 2025 – 06:00 PM
If there is any consolation for the House of Representatives prosecutors, it is that the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte is very much alive, given that the impeachment court has acquired jurisdiction over it.
June 11 , 2025 – 05:15 PM
A group of lawyers has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to intervene and nullify the Articles of Impeachment against VP Duterte
June 11 , 2025 – 04:46 PM
Although impeaching Vice President Sara Duterte does not feed Filipinos, the misuse of government funds-which is among the allegations against her, denies the public food and the services it needs, a University of the Philippines (UP) professor emerita said.
June 11 , 2025 – 04:24 PM
The House of Representatives’ prosecution team will seek clarification from the Senate regarding its decision to remand the articles of impeachment.
June 11 , 2025 – 03:39 PM
Minority Sen. Risa Hontiveros believes it was the Duterte bloc’s plan all along to remand the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the House of Representatives.
June 11 , 2025 – 03:37 PM
The impeachment court does not lose its jurisdiction over the case against VP Duterte even after it was sent back to the House
June 11 , 2025 – 03:05 PM
Protesters on Wednesday filled the streets in front of the Senate building to call out the upper chamber for once again delaying the impeachment trial.
June 11 , 2025 – 02:51 PM
Senators who voted to remand the impeachment case against VPDuterte to the House have crossed a line from being judges to de facto counsel.
June 11 , 2025 – 02:37 PM
The Senate has formally returned the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the House of Representatives.
June 11 , 2025 – 02:09 PM
The House of Representatives has no power to defy the Senate impeachment court’s orders.
June 11 , 2025 – 02:07 PM
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Francis Escudero has appointed Atty. Reginald Tongol as spokesperson of the impeachment court.
June 11 , 2025 – 12:53 PM
Rep. Joel Chua lamented the Senate’s remand of the impeachment articles,which seemed to block the rule of law and democracy in the country.
June 11 , 2025 – 12:29 PM
Church leaders on Wednesday urged Congress to “rise above partisan politics” to uphold public trust in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
June 11 , 2025 – 11:54 AM
Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno reminded the Senate that judges can’t make motions in court, after a senator-judge moved to remand Duterte’s impeachment articles.
June 11 , 2025 – 11:35 AM
Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team on Wednesday received the writ of summons issued by the Senate Impeachment Court in connection with her trial.
June 11 , 2025 – 11:05 AM
Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis Escudero has directed the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms to deliver the writ of summons to Vice President Sara Duterte.
June 11 , 2025 – 10:45 AM
To say that a lot can happen in a week’s time is an understatement, especially in relation to the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
June 11 , 2025 – 10:43 AM
Only five senator-judges opposed the Senate impeachment court’s decision to return the Articles of Impeachment against VP Sara Duterte to the House.
June 11 , 2025 – 05:46 AM
The House committee on good government and accountability has recommended the filing of criminal charges against Vice President Sara Duterte.
June 11 , 2025 – 05:34 AM
As far as President Marcos is concerned, there should be no “controversy” that the impeachment trial would cross over into the 20th Congress.
June 11 , 2025 – 05:32 AM
Vice President Sara Duterte flew to Malaysia on a “personal trip” on Tuesday, hours before the Senate convened into an impeachment court.
June 11 , 2025 – 05:30 AM
Right after taking their oaths as senator-judges, majority of them voted to approve a motion that will effectively stall the impeach trial.
June 11 , 2025 – 02:12 AM
The Senate plenary bled oxford crimson on Tuesday when it convened as a court for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
June 11 , 2025 – 01:56 AM
Incoming ML party-list Rep. Leila de Lima said that the Senate had the chance to let the people’s voices be heard.
June 10 , 2025 – 10:06 PM
The Senate impeachment court has ordered Vice President Sara Duterte to answer the impeachment case filed against her.
June 10 , 2025 – 09:50 PM
Progressive groups are gearing up for protest movements outside the Senate on Wednesday.
June 10 , 2025 – 09:00 PM
The Senate voted 18-5 with no abstentions to return the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the House.
June 10 , 2025 – 07:23 PM
The House has adopted a panel report recommending the filing of criminal charges against Vice President Sara Duterte.
June 10 , 2025 – 07:00 PM
The impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte progresses now that the 22 senators of the 19th Congress have officially taken their oath as senator-judges.
June 10 , 2025 – 06:24 PM
22 senators of the 19th Congress have officially taken their oath as senator-judges in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
June 10 , 2025 – 06:23 PM
The Senate convened as an impeachment court, prompted by a motion to dismiss the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte.
June 10 , 2025 – 05:34 PM
Protesters gathered in front of the Senate to pressure its leadership to immediately convene the impeachment court against Vice President Sara Duterte.
June 10 , 2025 – 05:26 PM
Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday moved for the dismissal of the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte.
June 10 , 2025 – 02:39 PM
The House of Representatives was criticized when it failed to immediately transmit the impeachment complaints against Vice President Duterte.
June 10 , 2025 – 02:37 PM
The country’s oldest business group called on the Senate to immediately commence the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte.
June 10 , 2025 – 02:34 PM
Pres. Marcos Jr. respects the opinions of various groups regarding the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, says Castro
June 10 , 2025 – 01:39 PM
The House wanted to submit a foolproof petition to the Senate, that is why it took sometime to file the complaint, says the spokesperson.
June 10 , 2025 – 01:24 PM
The fate of the resolution seeking to terminate the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte lies in the hands of the Senate’s justice panel.
June 10 , 2025 – 01:35 PM
The Senate as an impeachment court has been constituted but not yet convened for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte
June 10 , 2025 – 10:11 AM
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday reiterated that he is leaving the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte to the Senate.
June 10 , 2025 – 09:34 AM
Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David said on Tuesday that delaying the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte would be a betrayal of the 1987 Constitution.
June 10 , 2025 – 05:55 AM
Administration senators on Monday night torpedoed the attempt of two opposition senators to convene themselves into an impeachment court.
June 10 , 2025 – 01:20 AM
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino has formally filed a resolution adopting his proposed calendar for an expedited impeachment trial.
June 9 , 2025 – 09:12 PM
Senate President Francis Escudero took his oath as the presiding officer of the impeachment court for Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial.
June 9 , 2025 – 06:28 PM
Padilla sought the termination of the impeachment proceedings through Senate Resolution No. 1371 he filed at 5:42 p.m. on Monday.
June 9 , 2025 – 03:40 PM
Sen. Robin Padilla confirmed on Monday that he drafted a resolution seeking the dismissal of the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte.
June 9 , 2025 – 04:53 PM
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III has asked the Senate to convene as an impeachment court to try the case against Vice President Sara Duterte.
June 9 , 2025 – 03:06 PM
Amid uncertainties in the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte, several senators have called on to hold an all-member caucus.
June 9 , 2025 – 02:39 PM
Soc Villegas: “Not to pursue truth when you have the capacity to know it FORTHWITH is a grave sin of omission. It is morally unacceptable,”
June 9 , 2025 – 01:09 PM
Sen. Francis Escudero said the impeachment court will decide if the trial against VP Sara Duterte can conclude before the 19th Congress adjourns.
June 9 , 2025 – 01:01 PM
De Lima: Timeline proposed by Sen. Tolentino is actually a crazy proposal because after sitting on it for four months, now they’re cramming…
June 9 , 2025 – 12:19 PM
The impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte suffers from “serious constitutional infirmities,” says her legal team.
June 9 , 2025 – 12:05 PM
Merging the impeachment raps against Vice President Sara Duterte can’t be merged into just two articles, says a prosecution team member.
June 9 , 2025 – 11:36 AM
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday bared the Senate minority’s plan to initiate the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte.
June 9 , 2025 – 11:15 AM
House members have different opinions on Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino’s bid to hold VP Duterte’s impeachment trial in 19 days.
June 9 , 2025 – 11:06 AM
Senate President Francis Escudero on Monday rejected calls to “rush” start the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
June 9 , 2025 – 10:36 AM
Protesters on Monday urged the Senate to fulfill its mandate of trying the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte.
June 9 , 2025 – 10:30 AM
No resolution seeking to dismiss the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte has reached the desk of Senate President Francis Escudero.
June 9 , 2025 – 05:55 AM
All the Senate leadership has to do is to follow the process. This was what one of the framers of the 1987 Constitution said over the weekend.
