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VP Sara ready for impeachment trial: ‘I want a bloodbath’
Senate President Chiz Escudero has revealed the official robes for senator-judges during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
The Oxford crimson robes, inspired by those used in former Chief Justice Renato Corona's impeachment trial, were fitted by senators prior to the proceedings.
Vice President Duterte stated she wants the impeachment trial to proceed, declaring "I truly want a trial because I really want a bloodbath."
She added that she is at peace regardless of the trial's outcome, whether guilty or acquittal.
The impeachment complaint filed by the House of Representatives includes issues surrounding the use of confidential funds, unexplained wealth, alleged involvement in extrajudicial killings in Davao City, and her "assassination" remarks against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and Speaker Martin Romualdez.
The impeachment trial for Vice President Duterte is tentatively scheduled to commence on July 30 during the 20th Congress.
A guilty verdict requires a two-thirds majority vote, meaning at least nine votes are needed to convict.
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Congresswoman-elect Leila de Lima and Chel Diokno, representatives-elect, dismissed Vice President Sara Duterte's "bloodbath" remark regarding her impeachment trial.
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The Senate is scheduled to formally receive the House of Representatives' Prosecution Panel on June 2, 2025, to begin the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
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Vice President Sara Duterte faces an impeachment trial by the 20th Congress on July 30, following her impeachment by the House of Representatives in February.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. stated that the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte are now with the Senate and should be allowed to follow due process.
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Malacañang hopes Vice President Sara Duterte's remark about wanting a "bloodbath" in her impeachment trial is a figure of speech and not meant literally.
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