Senate President Chiz Escudero questions why the Senate is being pressured to speed up the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte while Congress is on recess, when House lawmakers sat on the complaint for two months.
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00:00Senate President Cheese Escudero questions why the Senate is being pressured to speed
00:05up the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte while Congress is on recess when
00:09House lawmakers sat on the complaint for two months.
00:13This, in response to Bayan Muna Chairperson Neri Colmenar's call for the Senate to convene
00:17as an impeachment court during its break.
00:20Escudero says no trial will occur while Congress is on break, as they must convene as a court
00:26which he believes can only happen when in session.
00:29The fourth impeachment complaint, expedited through a resolution signed by 215 House lawmakers,
00:35was sent to the Senate on the last session day, February 5.
00:39The timing is complicated, as Congress is on a three-month break for midterm elections,
00:43with seven senators focused on their re-election campaigns.
00:48Escudero notes the trial will likely begin in the 20th Congress, after new senators take
00:52office on June 30 and the state of the nation address on July 21.