Impeachment trial ni VP Duterte, sisimulan sa pagbabalik ng sesyon ng kongreso sa Hunyo, ayon kay SP Escudero | SONA - video Dailymotion

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00:00In June, the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will be held again after the session of the Congress.

00:07Together with the 12 senators who will win the 2025 elections.

00:13May I report to you, Joseph Moro.

00:15Afternoon of Monday, June 2, 2025.

00:19Thank you, Mr. President.

00:21This is the last day of the session of the Congress.

00:23Yesterday, the Senate endorsed the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte

00:29because the Congress is on a break.

00:31There will be no impeachment trial until the session returns in June.

00:36If there will be an action, it will happen on June 2,

00:42when the Senate will resume after the election.

00:47We cannot hasten it.

00:49On December 2024, three impeachment complaints were filed against VP Sara.

00:54Yesterday, the Senate brought forth the fourth impeachment complaint signed by the 215th congressman.

01:01If they keep on banging and banging on this,

01:04maybe they don't have a basis to make it easy for us.

01:08Maybe it's not right for them to sit on this for months.

01:13Suddenly, they will force us and tell us, whoever came to the camera,

01:18to hurry up and take action.

01:21Do you agree?

01:22No.

01:23It's not like that and I will not allow it.

01:25There are many things that need to be done,

01:27such as verifying the presence of congressmen in the impeachment complaint.

01:31It should be questioned in front of the Secretary General of the Camera.

01:35The Secretary of the Senate will examine the signatures one by one.

01:40It is prohibited to do so.

01:43According to Scudero, if we will base the remaining days of the 19th Congress,

01:47the impeachment trial will reach the 20th Congress.

01:51It means that, along with the decision of whether VP Sara is convicted or not,

01:55there will be 12 senators who will win the election in May.

01:59Senator Amy Marcos is the one who will not fight the impeachment.

02:02I was ballistic. I was really, really angry.

02:06I don't want a mess of impeachment.

02:10I also don't want destabilization.

02:12In May, it will be known if 11 congressmen will be re-elected as impeachment prosecutors.

02:18If ever we have a new composition of the 20th Congress,

02:20then I think they will just elect a new set of prosecutors if ever.

02:24It does not stop the process.

02:28When the impeachment trial starts, VP Sara can be called.

02:32As a lawyer, VP Sara can defend herself.

02:36VP Sara has the right to waive her appearance.

02:39But if she is called and refused to attend,

02:41the Senate has the power to issue a subpoena.

02:44If pleadings and arguments are presented,

02:47it is in the hands of the senators if VP Sara will be removed from her position.

02:51The senators are one by one asked to rule on each and every charge.

02:58It only requires one charge to convict her,

03:01then she will be removed from office and be barred from any public office in our Republic.

03:07If impeached, the maximum punishment is to be removed from office

03:11and a lifelong disqualification in running for office in the government.

03:16But retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Adolfo Escuna said

03:20that one of the provisions of the 1987 Constitution,

03:23the sentence can be lower.

03:25There are instances where they also decide to impose, in case of conviction, justice censure.

03:32Yes, she can still remain in her position, notwithstanding the censure or reprimand,

03:38because it is short of removal.

03:41She can also be charged with a criminal case after her appearance.

03:45If VP Sara is impeached, can she be pardoned by the President?

03:49I believe the President has the power, the pardoning power,

03:53even in case of impeachment.

03:58The Constitution is silent on that.

04:01I don't think the President can reinstate an official that has been removed by impeachment.

04:09Maybe he can't.

04:11The pardon, I think, is for removing the perpetual disqualification.

04:17No, there's no pardon because it's an admin case, not a criminal case.

04:22Joseph Morong reporting for GMA Integrated News.

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Impeachment trial ni VP Duterte, sisimulan sa pagbabalik ng sesyon ng kongreso sa Hunyo, ayon kay SP Escudero | SONA

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