{"id":258072,"date":"2026-06-19T17:31:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregarious-navy-moose.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/pangilinan-eyed-to-preside-over-vp-sara-impeachment-trial\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T17:31:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:31:33","slug":"pangilinan-eyed-to-preside-over-vp-sara-impeachment-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partylists.ph\/?p=258072","title":{"rendered":"Pangilinan Eyed To Preside Over VP Sara Impeachment Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Francis Pangilinan emerged as one of the names being discussed to preside over the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte as the Senate prepares for proceedings scheduled to resume on July 6.<\/p>\n<p>Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday confirmed ongoing discussions on the possibility of designating a lawyer-senator to oversee the trial, an arrangement earlier suggested by former Senate President Vicente Sotto III.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether Pangilinan was among those being considered, Gatchalian replied: \u201cTama ka, sinabi ni Sen. Sotto &#8216;yun. At &#8216;yan ang kasalukuyang pinag-uusapan (You&#8217;re correct. Senator Sotto said that, and that is currently being discussed).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The development came as Gatchalian said preparations for the impeachment proceedings are moving forward, including the issuance of pretrial notices to both the prosecution and defense panels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I signed the notice for pretrial yesterday. So pinadala na namin &#8216;yan both to the defense and the prosecution team (We already sent that to both the defense and prosecution teams),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Gatchalian, however, said no final decision has been made on who will ultimately preside over the impeachment court, adding that the matter remains under discussion among senators as they prepare for the start of the trial next month. 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hintay muna tayo \ud83d\udd70\ufe0f\r","5198":"big responsibility yan, national attention ang trial na ito \ud83d\udcfa\r","5199":"p4rang magiging historic moment ulit sa senado \u2728\r","5200":"pangilinan \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\u2696\ufe0f\r","5201":"pretrial phase pa lang, tension already high \ud83d\udd25\r","5202":"no final decision yet, so speculation pa lang mostly \ud83e\udd14\r","5203":"impeachment court needs transparency, discipline, and respect \ud83d\udcdc\r","5204":"lawyer-senator option sounds practical pero kailangan consensus 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