Ex-Sen. Drilon: PBBM can call a special session for Congress to tackle the impeachment trial

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00:00The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will proceed in due time and should not be rushed at all.

00:07A date on the first weekend of June thereabouts is most likely after the winners of the midterm polls shall have been announced

00:14to include the new senatorial lineup of the 20th Congress of the Republic as our Daniel Malastas reports.

00:22After this pronouncement from Senate President Francis Escudero yesterday,

00:26In order for the impeachment court to convene, the Senate must have a session.

00:31In order for the impeachment judges to pass, the Senate must have a session.

00:37Even though the trial can proceed even if it is recessed,

00:42just like what happened to the former Chief Justice Corona,

00:47this should start, convene, and have the judges pass when there is a session.

00:54So if there will be an action, this will happen on June 2, when the Senate will resume.

01:03The question now is it allowed to have a special session to start the ball rolling on the impeachment trial?

01:10Former Senate President Franklin Drilon said,

01:13the remedy is the President can call Congress to a special session for the Senate to perform its constitutional duty acting as an impeachment court.

01:23He added that calling Congress to a special session to tackle the impeachment complaint

01:28is the sole prerogative of the President who cannot be questioned even by the Supreme Court.

01:34But Senate President Francis Escudero asked,

01:37why and what is the problem and what is there to remedy?

01:41Escudero said the session resumes on June 2 and vows to take the impeachment up after approving their impeachment rules.

01:49Meanwhile, another question floated is, in case of impeachment conviction, who replaces the Vice President?

02:20Senator Joel Villanueva echoed Escudero, insisting impeachment should not be rushed.

02:27It's just saddening that some of our comrades in the House,

02:33their statements, I think they should be very careful with their statements.

02:37Especially the running Senators.

02:40From PTV Manila, Daniel Manalastas, Balitang Papansa.

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