'Awkward' for Marcos to call for special session on VP Duterte's impeachment

Manila Bulletin

It will be "awkward" for President Marcos to call for a special session to tackle the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte sans a request from the Senate, said Malacañang Press Officer Claire Castro in a Palace briefing.   READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/25/awkward-for-marcos-to-call-for-special-session-on-vp-duterte-s-impeachment  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manilabulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00The way we see it, it would be an awkward position on the part of the President to voluntarily

00:11call for special session, considering that there is this ongoing intrigues that the President

00:18is behind the impeachment proceedings, so it is better for the Senate to request the

00:26President, considering that even the President made this pronouncement that if the Senate

00:32will ask him to call for a special session, he will do so.

00:38But ma'am, the word forthwith, the immediate, isn't it enough basis to call for a special

00:46session?

00:47Okay.

00:48Marami pong ano dito, marami pong mga iba-ibang klase ng opinion, but if you will look and

00:54read the approvations of the Constitution, you will see to forthwith proceed, all right?

01:00Pero wala po makikitang time element.

01:03Is it to forthwith proceed even during recess?

01:10Because they can proceed definitely if there is session, there's no question about that.

01:16But to proceed during recess, grey area po yan sa Constitution.

01:21So they may forthwith proceed after the recess.

01:26Pag may session po, walang problema eh.

01:30They have to do.

01:31But during the recess, wala po sinasabi ng Constitution na you have to call for special

01:35session to proceed with the impeachment proceedings or with the impeachment trial.

01:40Wala po kasing gano'n nakasabi sa Constitution.

01:45If and when mayro'ng special session, is it legal to call, magkaroon ng impeachment trial?

01:52I mean, is it legal na magkaroon ng special session considering na the agenda is limited

01:58sa impeachment trial, hindi yung sa legislation?

02:02Meron din po dalawang school of thoughts diyan.

02:07Pero kung papasinin niyo po ang Constitution, the President may call special session anytime.

02:14So with that, hindi lang po ito limitado sa kung may urgency patungkol sa bill or legislation.

02:24But we believe it is also, it includes also the impeachment trial.

02:29Kasi it's anytime, without any condition.

02:34May request na ba ngayon, ma'am?

02:36Wala pa po kami natatanggap.

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