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Members of the House prosecution panel are urging law schools, communities, and civil society groups to organize "impeachment trial watch parties" once the Senate impeachment court begins hearing the case against Vice President Sara Duterte.

Prosecution panel spokesperson, Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co and public prosecutor, Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno said such events would help Filipinos follow the proceedings and participate in public discussions on the high-stakes affair. (Video courtesy of House of Representatives via Ellson Quismorio | MB)

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/06/08/impeachment-trial-watch-parties-anyone


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00:00Asko lang po, paano po ba yung magiging process po for the impeachment trial?
00:04Magkakaroon po ba ng livestream?
00:06Should the senator judges be present po?
00:08All senator judges should be present po during the trials?
00:12And how long will it take po ba?
00:15At siguro pwede pong we hash out the finer details in the coming days.
00:21Pero ang inaasahan din natin, may livestream ang Senate, may livestream ang House of Representatives.
00:30Makikita din natin, I'm sure, ang mga media nakaantabay at blow by blow, prepared na magbigay ng updates sa mamamayan.
00:39So inaasahan natin na engaged ang taong bayan.
00:43And ang dagdag ko na lang dito, sa proseso ng pagpapalawak ng political participation,
00:51in-encourage din natin yung lahat na magkaroon ng sariling livestreams.
00:55I'm sure meron yan sa ating mga bahay, sa classrooms,
00:58pero magtipon din tayo sana para pag-usapan yung issue.
01:02Beyond, syempre, sa pagbasa ng updates at pagbasa ng interpretations,
01:09tayo mismo ay gumawa ng sarili nating critical na pagtanggap doon sa mga nangyayari.
01:19To add, and to your question, kung present po ba lahat ng senator judges,
01:26let us remember that this is their constitutional duty as well.
01:32Kung ang 11 prosecutors ay merong tungkulin sa ilalim ng saligang batas,
01:37to appear before the impeachment court and present the evidence for the prosecution,
01:42mayroon din pong constitutional duty ang 24 senators.
01:48And that is by witnessing the presentation of the evidence,
01:52and later on, upon conclusion of the presentation,
01:56by rendering judgment, which is either conviction or acquittal.
02:02Now, I understand there have been a lot of discussions on the determination of quorum,
02:10on the determination of majority.
02:13Marami pong legal arguments ang nagsisirculate at napapanood natin.
02:19But in addition to that, let us consider as well the practical reason
02:24that if the senator judge is absent, how can he truly represent the Filipino people?
02:31It is therefore my humble position na dapat present lahat ng 24 senators.
02:38That is, they are intending to respond to their constitutional mandate.
02:44May dagdag ko lang po.
02:46May ilan mga initiatives ang some schools and civil society groups
02:50na bantayan yung mangyayaring paglilitis.
02:54At ako'y nagnanawagan at nagsasuggest din,
02:57lalong-lalo na sa mga law schools at iba't ibang mga paaralan,
03:01na maganda siguro kung magkaroon din tayo ng mga watch parties
03:04para mapaliwanagan tayo at maintindihan natin ang proseso.
03:10Ang maayos na paglilitis ang pagtuloy-tuloy ng mga hakbang ng trial
03:19at ang pag-i-insure natin lahat nito ay investment sa future ng kabataan.
03:24Kung makikita natin na ang proseso ng pananagutan ay magtutuloy-tuloy
03:29at mananagot ang dapat managot,
03:31ang katotohanan ay lumabas,
03:33ang bebenepisyo po dito ay ang magmamana
03:37ng kinabukasan ng mga pulisiya
03:40na sa punot-dulo gusto natin magsilbi sa mamamayan.
03:44Handa po ang kabataan na gawin ang lahat na makakaya
03:48para ang mga proseso na ito ay magtuloy-tuloy,
03:52maisaayos at masama ang pinakamarami.
03:56Kaya po ang panawagan natin muli,
03:58start the trial forthwith,
04:02makuha na yung sagot,
04:04hindi lang ni VP Sara,
04:06pero yung katotohanan dito sa mga nangyayaring mga issue sa bansa natin.
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