Gatchalian: Duterte impeachment docs now available on Senate website

MANILA, Philippines — All documents related to Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial are now publicly accessible through the Senate website, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian confirmed on Sunday.

An impeachment tab has been added to the Senate website, with four sections—prosecution, defense, court issuances, and journal—where records, manifestations, and documents submitted during the proceedings are uploaded by the Senate Secretariat, which serves as the impeachment clerk of court.

“We will ensure that all documents and evidence are visible to the public because they have been uploaded to the Senate website,” Gatchalian said in Filipino.

He urged Filipinos to review the impeachment records themselves.

“We invite the public to scrutinize, read, and understand the proceedings for themselves. We realize that while we, at the upper chamber, sit as senator-judges, the ultimate judges of this impeachment proceeding are the Filipino people,” he added.

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Duterte’s impeachment trial began on July 6 and is being held three times a week for a total of 92 trial days.

The vice president faces four articles of impeachment after the House of Representatives found cause to impeach her:

Article I: Alleged misuse of P612.5 million in confidential funds from the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education (DepEd).

Article II: Alleged unexplained wealth, failure to truthfully disclose assets in Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth from 2022 to 2024, failure to divest, and willful continuation of business interests.

Article III: Alleged bribery and procurement irregularities involving DepEd officials.

Article IV: Alleged assassination threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. /mcm