MANILA – The House prosecution panel is awaiting the Senate impeachment court’s pre-trial order ahead of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte scheduled to begin on July 6, House trial spokesperson and Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong said.

Adiong said the pre-trial order would serve as the guide for how the impeachment proceedings would unfold.

“Well, handang-handa na po ang House prosecution panel. In fact, nag-aantay po tayo kung ano po ‘yung … kailan po ilalabas ng korte yung pre-trial order nila (the House prosecution panel is already prepared. In fact, we are waiting for the court to release its pre-trial order),” Adiong said in a radio interview.

“So inaantay po natin ‘yung magiging aksyon ng impeachment court doon po sa kanilang ire-release na pre-trial order kasi ‘yan po ang magiging guide kung anong magiging flow ng actual trial sa July 6 (we are waiting for the action of the impeachment court on the pre-trial order to be released because that would be the guide on how the actual trial on July 6 would flow),” he added.

According to Adiong, the order is also expected to indicate how the impeachment court resolved the requests and issues raised by both the prosecution panel and the Vice President’s defense team during last week’s pre-trial conference.

Among the matters discussed were the opening of the sealed Bureau of Internal Revenue box containing the Vice President’s tax records and the proposal to allow the use of Filipino as a language medium during the impeachment trial.

Adiong said the release of the pre-trial order would clarify which issues have already been resolved before the trial formally begins.