Senate Pres. Chiz Escudero Speaks on Proposed Schedule for VP Sara Duterte’s Impeachment Trial
CHIZ ESCUDERO – The Senate President refused to adjust the legislative calendar of the upper chamber for the impeachment trial of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte.
The House of Representatives approved the impeachment of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. Two-thirds of the lawmakers in the lower chamber signed the impeachment complaint against the Vice President.
Presidential son and Ilocos Norte Congressman Sandro Marcos was one of those who signed the impeachment complaint against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. Currently, it is up to the Senate to proceed on the impeachment trial.
However, amid calls from several individuals including his fellow senators to begin the impeachment trial immediately, Senate Pres. Chiz Escudero refused to request for a special session. Instead, he released a proposed timeline for the impeachment trial.
Escudero believes that there is no need for a special session on the impeachment trial of Duterte. He prepared a special order to the senators to prepare for the trial. Based on the proposed timeline released by Escudero for the impeachment trial of Duterte, it will start on July 30.
However, based on a report on Philippine Star, Senate Pres. Chiz Escudero clarified that the proposed schedule for the impeachment trial of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte is “not set in stone”. According to the Senate Leader, it still needs the approval of the lawmakers in the upper chamber.
Escudero said that the proposed timeline was for the senators to study the proposed schedule. According to him, they will act on the matter when the Senate session resumes.
“This just serves as a suggested schedule from the Senate’s legal team, sent to all senators as their advance notice for them to study. We will act on it when we resume the session,” he said.
Based on the report, Senate Pres. Chiz Escudero also refused to act on the impeachment complaint against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte with urgency. He stressed that they have long approved their legislative calendar.
“So why should we change that just because of an impeachment complaint?” the Senate President said.
Recently, Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte spoke on the impeachment complaint against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. He is confident that his sister will win the impeachment battle.