Pimentel Seeks Senate Caucus to ‘Clarify’ Escudero Scenario

Pimentel seeks Senate caucus to ‘clarify’ Escudero scenario

MANILA, Philippines — Opposition senators on Saturday pressed their colleagues to set aside all “diversionary issues” and start the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, with Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III calling for an all-member caucus after the chamber came under fire for dragging its feet on the case filed four months earlier. “I’m worried about what’s happening because there seems to be no commitment (from …

Pimentel: Senate move to dismiss VP Duterte's impeachment case via resolution 'out of order'

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has warned on Saturday, June 7, that any attempt to dismiss the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte through a Senate resolution while the upper chamber is in legislative session would be flawed.**media[17670]**“The motion or the topic is out of order,” Pimentel said in an interview on DZMM, as he asserted that only the Senate sitting as an impeachment court, and not a legi…

Religious group hits ‘deliberate delay’ in VP Duterte impeachment trial

Consecrated men and women attend the “Misa ng Bayan” at San Agustin Church in Intramuros, Manila, on June 5, 2025. PHOTO FROM CMSP By CBCP News June 6, 2025 Manila, Philippines A Catholic religious organization issued a scathing statement Thursday condemning what it called the “deliberate…