The Philippine Senate impeachment court has formally ordered Vice President Sara Duterte, or her legal counsel, to appear at the opening of her impeachment trial on 6 July at the Senate Session Hall in Pasay City (a district of Metro Manila). The notice, issued on 2 July, cites the court's procedural rules and a writ of summons issued in May, requiring Duterte to abide by the Senate's orders in accordance with the Philippine Constitution. The 6 July hearing marks the formal start of what is one of the most politically significant impeachment trials in recent Philippine history, and will be open to the public with limited seating.