Impeachment Trial Moved to Afternoon

'Three to sawa' impeachment trial sked gains traction with House prosecution panel

The proposed "3 p.m. to sawa" set-up for Vice President Sara Duterte's Senate impeachment trial is gaining traction with the House prosecution panel.This, as the high-stakes trial enters its ninth week, but only 16 actual hearings to show for it.Under the current set-up of the Senate impeachment court, hearings are held every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.It was Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri who suggest…

Consensus on afternoon impeach trial reached

SENATOR-JUDGES have reached a consensus to move the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte to the afternoon to speed up the proceedings and helping the Senate meet its target of completing the proceedings by December, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said on Friday.Gatchalian said the agreement among the senator-judges would be formalized within the week. The shift had been proposed as the Senate seeks to balance its functions as an…

Impeachment trial moved to afternoon

To expedite the slightly delayed impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, the Senate has reached a consensus to flip its daily schedule, moving regular legislative sessions to the morning to pave the way for open-ended, marathon trial hearings in the afternoon.

Gatchalian: Consensus reached on new impeach trial sked to hasten proceedings

Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday said that senator-judges have reached a consensus as to whether the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will be reverted in the afternoon to hasten the proceedings.