# Senate impeachment court

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-28**: Baste Duterte summoned to testify — Davao City Mayor Sebastian 'Baste' Duterte is ordered to appear before the Senate impeachment court from September 28 to 30 and produce Davao City records involving GenCorp Industries Inc. and Jollibee-operating corporations from 2020 onward.
- **2026-09-27**: Ortega: SC petitions won't derail trial — Deputy Speaker Paolo Ortega V says in a radio interview that the House prosecution team long anticipated the legal challenges and will continue preparing its case regardless of the Supreme Court petitions.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### 2 SC petitions vs 2/3 vote rule won't halt Duterte impeachment trial
2026-09-28 01:00:02 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

The Philippine Supreme Court now faces a separation-of-powers test: whether to review the Senate impeachment court's interpretation of the Constitution's 'two-thirds' conviction requirement. Deputy Speaker Paolo Ortega V says the House prosecution team will proceed regardless of the Rodriguez and Francisco petitions. The trial continues unless the high court issues a restraining or status quo ante order, with the Office of the Solicitor General appearing for the impeachment court.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/sc-petitions-conviction-threshold-duterte-impeachment

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