Escudero: Senate can't bind next Congress on Sara impeachment

With the 19th Congress nearing its final sessions in June, Senate President Francis Escudero said Monday that the decision to continue Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial will fall to the 20th Congress.

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The presentation of the Articles of Impeachment against Duterte was initially scheduled for Monday, June 2, when the Senate resumed session. However, Escudero deferred the presentation to June 11, citing priority legislation that still needs to be addressed.

At a briefing, Escudero said it is up to the current members of the 19th Congress to decide whether to take up the impeachment complaint. The House of Representatives formally impeached Duterte on February 5, the last day of the Senate's session. Although the Upper Chamber received the articles the same day, they were not taken up in plenary, leaving their fate uncertain for months.

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