SP Escudero: Walang impeachment trial vs. VP Sara Duterte habang naka-break ang Kongreso

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00:00Senate President Francis Chiz Escudero made it clear that there will be no impeachment trial while the Congress is on break.

00:08Details on the national news of Daniel Manalistas of PTV.

00:14Can we say that there will be no impeachment trial during the break or is it difficult?

00:20Nothing. Legally, it cannot be that.

00:22It is clear now that there will be no impeachment trial while the Senate session is on break.

00:27Senate President Francis Escudero said that there is a need for a session to convene the impeachment court.

00:33However, the Senate session is adjourned and will return on June 2.

00:37For the impeachment court to convene, the Senate needs to have a session.

00:42For the impeachment judges to pass, the Senate needs to have a session.

00:48Although the trial can proceed even if it is recessed,

00:53just like what happened to the former Chief Justice Corona,

00:57it should be able to start, convene, and pass on to the judges when there is a session.

01:04So if there is an action, it will happen on June 2 when the Senate is resumed.

01:13We cannot rush it, but we also cannot ignore it for no reason or reasonable reason.

01:22Escudero insisted that there can be a special session,

01:25but he said that it is for the important bills that need to be passed.

01:30But Escudero asked if it is still possible for the impeachment to proceed.

01:34It is possible, but that is a subject matter to be decided upon by the President.

01:38Escudero insisted that he will not allow them to say that the impeachment has already been acted on

01:43and that it has already been passed.

01:45I don't think it will be right for them to sit here for a few months

01:51and forcefully say that whoever came to the Chamber,

01:56that you should hurry and act.

01:59No, it's not like that and I will not allow that.

02:04Escudero understood that it doesn't matter if it is in favor or against the impeachment,

02:08but he insisted that the Senate should be the judge in the impeachment.

02:11It is a judgment that does not require any justification.

02:14We will perform our duty and function with the whole neutrality of an impartial judge.

02:19And without fear nor favor, we will rule over things as we see fit

02:25and based on what is right and what the law provides.

02:28It is a big question now if this will pass in the next Congress or in the 20th Congress.

02:32Because if it passes, the term of some senators in June will be over

02:36and the impeachment proceedings will start on June 2.

02:40That is my belief.

02:42Why?

02:43This is an impeachment court,

02:46separate from the function of the legislature.

02:48What can we discuss here?

02:51The collegial courts.

02:53What are the collegial courts?

02:55The Sandigan Bayan,

02:57Court of Appeals,

02:58Supreme Court,

03:00the Constitutional Commission,

03:02the Civil Service,

03:04the Comelec.

03:05The question is,

03:07if we have filed a case against these people

03:10and the Supreme Court magistrates have changed their cases,

03:16the magistrates of the Sandigan Bayan Court of Appeals,

03:19because these are courts of record,

03:22will the case be dismissed if it continues?

03:26Isn't the answer that it will continue?

03:29According to Escudero, Vice President Sara Duterte, as a lawyer,

03:33he can stand as a lawyer for himself.

03:36VP Sara also has the right to confront the witnesses

03:39against him in the impeachment trial.

03:42Or stand as a witness.

03:44Sit down as a witness.

03:46That's okay.

03:47It's up to you.

03:48But he cannot forcefully testify in the case

03:53because it will violate, on the other hand,

03:54the right against self-incrimination.

03:57So he cannot call for a prosecution

03:59and force him to ask if he doesn't want to.

04:02From PTV Manila,

04:04Daniel Manalastas, Balitang Pambansa.

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