Senate Ready to Hold Impeachment Trial

Senate ready to hold impeachment trial

THE Senate is ready and financially able to conduct an impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte if the House of Representatives transmits the articles of impeachment to the chamber, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Tuesday.The statement came as Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco said the House Justice Committee should justify in plenary that its upcoming committee report on the impeachment of Duterte would translate to the articles of impeachment th…

Senate ‘financially able and ready’ to hold VP Duterte impeachment trial

The Senate is financially capable to hold the possible impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte should it be transmitted finally to the Upper Chamber, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said.According to Lacson, only P500,000 had been spent out of a P27-million allocation under the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) when the House transmitted the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate at the time.“There's at least P27 m…