19 days 'not enough' to try Sara Duterte

The 19-day timeline proposed by Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino is not enough to present evidence, a House prosecutor said, cautioning against a rushed impeachment trial.

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According to the proposed schedule, only two days have been allotted to present the articles of impeachment detailing the allegations against Vice President Sara Duterte.

But with seven articles in total, Rep. Ramon Rodrigo “Rodge” Gutierrez (1-Riders Party-list) said two days is simply not enough.

“If we take a look, kung tama po ‘yung nakikita kong timeline, parang dalawang araw lang ‘yung nabibigay for presentation of evidence,” he told reporters during an ambush interview on Monday, June 9. (If we take a look, if the timeline I’m seeing is correct, it seems like only two days are being allotted for the presentation of evidence.)

“And if you were to divide it for the seven articles, that would really not be enough time,” he added.

Asked whether the prosecution panel would consider reducing the number of articles, Gutierrez said cutting any of the seven articles out would undermine the complaint endorsed by the House supermajority.