Opposition Groups Voice Concern over Escudero as Impeachment Presiding Officer
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Opposition groups voice concern over Escudero as impeachment presiding officer
Several opposition groups on Friday voiced concern over the possibility of designating former Senate President Francis Escudero as the Senate’s presiding officer on the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.Earlier this month, Escudero joined the new majority bloc of current Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian, after being part of the current minority led by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano.“We express serious concern over the reported pla…
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed his readiness to work with the Senate to advance the government's priority bills. The president also said he would support whichever official the Senate chooses as the presiding officer in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. According to President Marcos, he respects the Senate's authority to choose the presiding officer in the impeachment proceedings and has no objection to the senators…

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