February 11, 2025
Manila Senate President Francis Escudero said Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial will be held in President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr .
Escudero confirmed this at a press conference on Monday when he was asked when the “actual impropriety trial” began against the country's second leader.
“It's likely that it's when the new Congress after Sona has started to play its role. Sona, I think it's July 21. [the] The trial will begin after that day. ” he told reporters.
Marcos earlier said he would be willing to call a special session of the Senate to resolve Duterte's impeachment if requested by the House of Lords.
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However, in the same press, Escudero said he had no intention of asking for a special meeting and insisted that “this is not one of the reasons for calling for such a thing.”
“ dagdag pa rito, sino pa ang may try kami bago mag election special session? Chinese ba ang unihiling nun? Chinese? Hindi, Chinese naga? Yung Pro. Sabi Ko NA, Sinumang Pro or anti-VP Sara Hindi Namin Papakinggan,” Escudero said.
(Other than that, who else is calling for a special session urging us to conduct a trial before the election? Consider and hear.)
He also believes that previous impropriety complaints that arrived in the Senate were completely resolved and wondered why this practice needs to be changed.
“Bakit ko iibahin ang pagtrato dito sa improvisation na Ito? Hindi ito eppesyal. Hindi ito kakaiba. Ang Tingin Dapat Namin Dito Normal blast complaint Lamang Laban Sa Isang improvisation officer.” Escudero said.
(Why are we changing our treatment to an improvisation each complaint? This is not special. It is no different. We only think this is a normal improvisation each complaint against an improvisation officer.)
