Only 19% believe Senate will judge VP on evidence

Only a small percentage of Filipinos believe that senators would decide based on evidence and the law rather than political considerations in the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, according to a survey conducted by the OCTA Research group.

- By JANVIC MATEO

The April 20 to 24 survey, which was conducted prior to the series of events that plunged the Senate into chaos, found only 19 percent of the respondents believing that senators would base their decision primarily on the law and the evidence presented during trial.

Thirty-two percent do not believe that senators would decide based on the law and evidence, while 49 percent were undecided.

“The findings suggest that the central challenge facing the Senate may not simply be determining the outcome of the impeachment case but establishing public confidence in the integrity of the process itself,” OCTA said in its analysis of the survey results.