Metro Manila, Philippines — Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, in a letter to his colleagues, said the Senate will convene as an Impeachment Court on Monday, May 18, to prepare for the looming trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
In the letter dated May 15, Cayetano said the chamber had received the House of Representatives resolution containing the Articles of Impeachment and related annexes on May 13.
“Pursuant to Rule I of the Senate Rules of Procedure on Impeachment Trials and consistent with its mandate under Article XI, Section 3 of the Constitution, the Senate has taken proper order of the impeachment and shall immediately proceed to its consideration,” the letter read.
Cayetano said the Senate had communicated its action to the House through a letter addressed to Speaker Bojie Dy dated May 14.
He said the Impeachment Court will convene at 3 p.m.
The letter also reminded senators to don their robes in their capacity as senator-judges.
The House impeached Duterte with an overwhelming vote over a number of offenses.
