The motion, filed by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, emphasized that returning the articles does not mean the case is being dismissed or concluded.
Voting against the motion were Senators Koko Pimentel, 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 Chiz Escudero.
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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.
