00:00After the State of the Nation address of President Bongbong Marcos in July,
00:05it is possible for the Senate to start the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:10Yet, Senate President Cheese Escudero said,
00:13the process cannot be hastened just to catch up with the 19th Congress.
00:18I'm Mav Gonzalez.
00:23All senators were given copies of the Articles of Impeachment
00:27and the Visual Verification,
00:30signed by 215 congressmen,
00:33according to Senate President Cheese Escudero.
00:35It is expected that in the next two weeks,
00:37the new impeachment rules of the Senate will be completed,
00:40including the process of pre-trial.
00:43But clearly, there will be no impeachment trial
00:47until the next session of the President on July 21.
00:50Impeachment rules still need to be approved in the plenary,
00:54which can be done as early as June 2.
00:56Then, the pre-trial proceedings will be discussed.
00:59There are still a lot of things to do before the actual impeachment court
01:03needs to sit down and listen to everything.
01:07And within six days, even 30 days, it might not be over yet.
01:13That's what Senator Coco, our minority leader, said in an interview,
01:17that 10 days, 10 days, 10 days, 10 days.
01:19June 30 is already over.
01:21Escudero thinks there's no problem
01:23even if the 20th Congress passes the impeachment of the Vice President.
01:27But whatever the decision of the 19th Congress,
01:29it can change the entry of new members of the 20th Congress.
01:34We will cross the bridge when we get there.
01:36Because at any point in time,
01:38because it passed, the new Congress can always vote
01:42to withdraw the impeachment complaint.
01:44This is the first time this will happen.
01:47Anyone has the right to question this.
01:49But as I said,
01:51as long as the Supreme Court has no TRO,
01:54we will do whatever we think is right,
01:56as long as it is in line with this court.
01:59If the impeachment of former Chief Justice Renato Corona is based,
02:03the Senate can finish the impeachment proceedings of the Vice President
02:07within two to three months.
02:09Escudero added,
02:10the Senate cannot force the Vice President by June 30
02:15because the term of the current Congress is about to end.
02:18What is this? Exam of Grade 3?
02:20The prosecution and defense have not yet presented their witnesses
02:25because it's already June 30.
02:27Let's vote this out.
02:28Let's dismiss this.
02:30Like that?
02:32Maybe that's not the intention of the Constitutional Law.
02:34Escudero agreed with the statement of the Vice President
02:37that he will not participate in the impeachment trial
02:39because the Senator Judges might be intimidated.
02:42She is free to say what she wants to say.
02:44I doubt if that will happen.
02:46I myself am not.
02:47So she's free to say what she wants.
02:50But if she needs to attend, we will make her attend.
02:52If she doesn't need to attend, we won't force her
02:54because that's her right.
02:56To waive her right to appear.
02:58But if the Vice President will attend,
03:00the Senate will give him all the rights he deserves as a Vice President.
03:04For GMA Integrated News,
03:06Mav Gonzalez, Nakatutok, 24 Hours.
03:17For GMA Integrated News, Mav Gonzalez, Nakatutok, 24 Hours.
