
Law Deans Warn Senate Against Blocking VP Duterte Impeachment Trial
The House of Representatives has voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, securing the necessary votes to initiate a trial. Law deans and professors are now urging the Senate to proceed, warning that refusing to convene as an impeachment court could expose senators to administrative and criminal liability.
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If convicted in a Senate trial, which is uncertain, she will be disqualified from running for president.
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Vice-president is accused of misusing public funds and threatening the lives of President Marcos Jr and his wife The Philippine vice-president, Sara Duterte, has been impeached over allegations she misused public funds, amassed unexplained wealth and threatened the lives of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his wife, in a case that could complicate her presidential ambitions. Duterte, the daughter of the detained former president Rodrigo Duterte, was impeached by an overwhelming majority of l...
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Read full article →Law deans to Senate: Blocking VP impeachment trial may be an offense
MANILA, Philippines — Refusing to convene as an impeachment court for Vice President Sara Duterte could expose senators to administrative and even criminal liability, a group of prominent law deans and professors from leading Philippine law schools warned the Senate majority in a strongly worded statement issued on Monday. The legal scholars said the Constitution
By Alexander Magno
Read full article →Cayetano: Leadership change not about VP impeachment
Upon taking his oath, newly installed Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano immediately addressed the elephant in the room, declaring that his sudden election was not orchestrated to block the impending impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
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