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Impeachment Trial - Day 23

Session recap: Impeachment Trial - Day 23 (2026-09-08, 2026-09-08-impeachment-trial-day-23). Covers source-supported material as of 2026-09-29T11:10+08:00, not a complete account.

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Session record

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Evidence & exhibits

  • Session video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhrwwDe8Tks
  • Canonical transcript: https://hearings.pinoysagainstcorruption.com/sessions/2026-09-08-impeachment-trial-day-23
  • The Presiding Officer stated that if no rooms are available due to budget hearings, document marking would be held at the PICC.
  • The Presiding Officer announced that there is no trial the following day, exhibit marking will occur tomorrow and Thursday, and trial will proceed on September 14 at 10 a.m. with the prosecution's first witness on the article concerning ill-gotten wealth.

Court rulings

  • Amicus and oral argument schedule
  • The Presiding Officer announced that the court will invite amici curiae on September 16 in place of trial and schedule oral arguments by the parties on September 23, with each party given 15 minutes, before putting the matter to a vote on September 23.
  • The Presiding Officer stated that the practice of inviting amicus curiae finds basis in Rule 10 of the Internal Rules of the Supreme Court and in Supreme Court decisions, where the court may call amici by grace and not by right.
  • The Presiding Officer stated that the court is considering some retired Supreme Court justices as potential amici curiae but has not yet contacted them.
  • The Senator Judge moved that the presiding officer be authorized, in consultation with the defense, prosecution, and senator judges, to select the amici curiae.
  • Avelino cuenco quorum debate
  • Senator Judge Pia Cayetano asserted that the Senate body as a whole did not agree to rely on Avelino v. Cuenco, and that only 12 members invoked it for their own purposes regarding the quorum declaration.
  • Senator Judge Pia Cayetano asserted that Senator Judge Erwin Tulfo's statement that the body has consistently relied on Avelino v. Cuenco is not accurate and that it is not jurisprudence or a Senate rule.
  • The Presiding Officer stated that the court takes Senator Judge Erwin Tulfo's motion and manifestation as an appeal cum reconsideration of the presiding officer's ruling, as clarified by Senator Judges Lacson and Alan Cayetano.
  • Senator Judge Padilla asserted that the Constitution cannot be altered or worked around and that changes must go through the proper constitutional amendment process.
  • Trial calendar announcement
  • The Presiding Officer formally announced the trial schedule: from September 8 to 30 trials run 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with regular Senate sessions and Finance Committee hearings in the afternoon, session suspended on September 30, and full-day trials on October 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 12-13.
  • The Presiding Officer announced that trials will remain at 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. from September 8 to 30, with regular legislative sessions in the afternoon.
  • The Presiding Officer announced that trial will be suspended from October 16 to November 8 to give way to budget deliberations.
  • Trial schedule sept14

Open questions

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