Thousands of citizens protested before the Senate in Pasay City on June 11 to push the trial of the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte. People expressed disappointment at the Senate, which serves as the impeachment court, for apparently protecting Duterte, who used tactics to deliberately delay the trial.

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) and other groups condemned the pro-Duterte senators and even Senate President Francis Escudero, for their maneuvers. The formal opening of the impeachment court was initially set for June 2, after alredy four months of delay, but this was moved to June 11, the last day of the senate session.

Pressure from some senators forced Escudero to convene the impeachment court on June 10. On that day, Senator Bato dela Rosa pushed for the dismissal of the impeachment case. Some senators disagreed but the majority (18 senators) voted in favor of remanding or returning the complaint to the House of Representatives.

The case was returned to the Lower House to supposedly confirm whether congressmen followed the constitution in filing the impeachment case against Duterte. Groups denounced this move and many lawyers and legal experts said it violated the constitution.

On June 11, protests also took place in Iloilo City and Bacolod City. Bayan member organizations held demonstrations on June 12 in Cebu City and on June 13 in Baguio City and La Union against these maneuvers.

Other groups and alliances also took action against the delay in the trial of Sara Duterte.