According to a report seen by AFP on Friday, the Spanish Senate will join the prosecution court on June 3 to choose vice-president Sara Duterte’s future. In February, the House of Representatives impeached Drutte for “high atrocities” including corruption and a alleged assassination plot against Ferdinand Marcos, a former ally and working mate. Sessions will begin in late July, according to Senate President Francis Escudero, after incoming legislators take their seats. The impeachment trial was a important discussion point during the midterm elections in March, when the lower body’s 24 legislators were chosen to represent her judge. According to a copy of the letter that was sent to AFP, Escudero informed House Speaker Martin Romualdez that the lower house would hear the claims on June 2 before convening the jury. According to Escudero, the Senate should anticipate the prosecution to examine the seven allegations outlined in the Articles of Impeachment in an empty session, as stated in our letter from February 24, 2025. The Senate shall be established as an impeachment judge at 9o’clock in the morning of June 3, 2025 for the purpose of issuing the call and such other pertinent commands, it continues. For an conviction, the vice-president needs nine seats from the whole 24-seat Senate. Her treatment and a permanent restrictions from public company may result from losing her. According to experts, the May 12 vote resulted in positive results for Duterte, who saw an alliance snare an unexpected desk while the government’s solution received one less vote than expected. In an empire with Marcos that began to crumble almost instantly, Duterte seized control of the 2022 election. With her prosecution and Rodrigo Duterte’s imprisonment and move to the Hague in order to face charges related to his dangerous drug war, the conflict erupted into open warfare this year. After the votes, Marcos claimed in a radio interview that he was ready to reconcile with the Duterte dynasty and that he had no part in the prosecution process. This leave that up to the Senate, Marcos said, “because it has its own procedures.” The evil president’s company did not respond to AFP’s request for comment right away.
