UP Law Professors Call on Senate to Proceed with Duterte Trial

‘Recent moves cloud Senate’s commitment to proceed’

Recent events in the Senate related to the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte has led to the “unpredictability” of members of the 19th Congress and resulted in a game of “blindsiding,” Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III admitted yesterday.

'Convict or acquit': Pangilinan says dismissing VP Sara impeachment case not an option for Senate

Senator-elect Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Saturday, June 7, said the Constitution does not allow the Senate to dismiss the impeachment case of Vice President S

Retired SC justices sign San Beda statement urging VP Sara Duterte impeachment trial

Professors at the San Beda University Graduate School of Law have asked the Senate to proceed with the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.

'No choice' but to hold impeachment trial vs VP Duterte, says Cayetano

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano believes the Senate has "no choice" but to carry out its constitutional duty when it comes to Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment case.And that's to put Duterte on trial based on the articles of impeachment lodged against her.“Walang choice ang Senado...Hindi mo pwedeng pagbotohan kung ano’ng dapat gawin sa Constitution. Nakalagay sa Constitution, malinaw e. May trial (The Senate has no choice...You cannot put t…

UP Law professors call on Senate to proceed with Duterte trial

MANILA, Philippines — More than 100 faculty members of the University of the Philippines College of Law (UP Law), which has bred some of the country’s best legal minds, urged the Senate not to abandon its constitutional duty to proceed with Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial as her supporters move to dismiss the case against her. “A premature dismissal will undermine the core democratic principle of checks and balances,” the UP Law …