Impeachment trial will continue even if VP Sara gets summoned by ICC—House prosecutor

Manila Bulletin

The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte would still continue even if she gets invited to attend the International Criminal Court (ICC)'s investigation into the deadly drug war of her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, one of the House prosecutors against the lady official said.   READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/3/10/impeachment-trial-will-continue-even-if-vp-sara-gets-summoned-by-icc-house-prosecutor  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/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Insofar as President Digong, I think his participation is being a lawyer, so I think they have a lot of battery of lawyers facing this, so I don't think this will be a problem.

00:21But insofar as VP is concerned, that's a different story because he is the subject of this impeachment complaint.

00:34But this can be investigated, unless of course his presence is needed, but if not, this impeachment trial can be investigated.

00:48I believe that the impeachment trial will continue, unless of course his presence is needed.

00:55So if his presence is needed, there might be a problem.

01:02Because if he's not there, if he's not attending, it can be because it's in the rules that he enters as not guilty.

01:11So it can still continue.

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