Members of the University of the Philippines College of Law faculty sign a statement urging the Senate to proceed with the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
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00:01Members of the University of the Philippines College of Law faculty signed a statement urging the Senate to proceed with the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:09In the letter published Thursday, June 5, over 100 UP law professors expressed grave concern over the proposal to kill the impeachment complaint against Duterte.
00:19The professors say a premature dismissal will undermine the core democratic principle of checks and balances.
00:25Senator Bato De La Rosa's draft Senate resolution claimed the upper chamber's inaction on the complaint allegedly violated Duterte's right to a speedy trial.
00:34It ultimately seeks to block the Vice President's impeachment trial.
00:38The UP law professors reiterate Duterte's right to a speedy trial was not violated by the stalling of the complaint.
00:44They explain an impeachment trial is a sui generis or of its own kind procedure and is not a case before a judicial, quasi-judicial, or an administrative body.
