IN PHOTOS: Calls for justice rise as impeachment protesters gather in Pasay

Updated On: 09 June, 2025 11:47 AM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

Protesters gather to call for the start of the impeachment trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte outside the Senate of the Philippines in Pasay, Metro Manila, on Monday. (Pics/AFP)

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Protesters gather to call for the start of the impeachment trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte outside the Senate of the Philippines in Pasay, Metro Manila, on Monday. (Pics/AFP)

<p>Vice President Sara Duterte is prepared to confront the impeachment charges against her, according to a statement from her defence team on June 9, just two days before the Senate impeachment court is scheduled to convene</p>

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Vice President Sara Duterte is prepared to confront the impeachment charges against her, according to a statement from her defence team on June 9, just two days before the Senate impeachment court is scheduled to convene

<p>Civil society groups, including the Akbayan Party, have launched a three-day protest from June 9 to 11, urging the Senate to immediately begin the trial</p>

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Civil society groups, including the Akbayan Party, have launched a three-day protest from June 9 to 11, urging the Senate to immediately begin the trial

<p>Protesters gathered at the Manila Film Centre on Monday morning and later marched to the Senate building in Pasay, calling out the delay in proceedings</p>

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Protesters gathered at the Manila Film Centre on Monday morning and later marched to the Senate building in Pasay, calling out the delay in proceedings

<p>Under the 1987 Constitution, the Senate is required to “forthwith proceed” with the trial once the articles of impeachment are transmitted. However, the process was stalled due to Congress entering recess for the national elections</p>

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Under the 1987 Constitution, the Senate is required to “forthwith proceed” with the trial once the articles of impeachment are transmitted. However, the process was stalled due to Congress entering recess for the national elections

<p>Outgoing Senator Francis Tolentino, who opposes the trial extending into the next Congress, proposed a revised timeline, suggesting the impeachment court begin proceedings on June 11 and deliver a decision by June 30</p>

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Outgoing Senator Francis Tolentino, who opposes the trial extending into the next Congress, proposed a revised timeline, suggesting the impeachment court begin proceedings on June 11 and deliver a decision by June 30

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