US EditionImpeachment Trial of VP Sara Duterte Faces Delay Amid Senate Recess, Political Tensions - Asian Journal News
- The House impeached Vice President Sara Duterte on February 5, 2025, on charges including graft and plotting to assassinate key officials.
- The impeachment trial faced delays due to the Senate's four-month recess from February 7 to June 2 and concerns over procedural issues as Congress neared adjournment.
- Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino and Duterte ally Senator Ronald Dela Rosa pushed to dismiss the case if it does not conclude by June 30, the end of the 19th Congress.
- Duterte, currently in the Netherlands visiting her father, warned that new lawmakers taking office in July could complicate the trial, while her allies' strong midterm showing may boost her acquittal chances.
- Legal experts and former lawmakers criticized the delay, urging the Senate to proceed since constitutional duties require a timely trial before June 30 or risk functional dismissal of the case.
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Impeachment Trial of VP Sara Duterte Faces Delay Amid Senate Recess, Political Tensions - Asian Journal News
Vice President Sara Duterte (Dipolog City Government 2023 file photo) MANILA – Nearly four months after the House of Representatives transmitted articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte, the Philippine Senate has yet to begin the trial. With the Senate now back in session following a long recess, questions are mounting over the chamber’s constitutional obligations, political calculus, and…
Sara Duterte impeachment summary dismissal is illegal
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