00:00The Senate has received the impeachment complaint from the House of Representatives against Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:06This means that the second-highest government official will possibly face an impeachment trial.
00:13PT Bistena Manalestas has more.
00:17The impeachment complaint filed against Vice President Sara Duterte has finally reached the Senate
00:24as the articles of impeachment has been formally received by the Senate Secretary.
00:29House Secretary General Reginald Velasco turned over the articles of impeachment
00:34along with the list of representatives who signed the impeachment and the list of prosecutors.
01:00However, the Senate during its last session day before the election break did not tackle the impeachment.
01:06Right now, there are several options still being floated.
01:10Some senators say that they cannot predict what would happen but they will surely perform their mandate.
01:29It is the plenary action that would give us the go signal that we can...
01:35It's like when we have a break, even just committee hearings,
01:39you need to mention in the plenary that this is authorized by each member of the Senate.
01:48Now without the manifestation on the floor, can the Senate still meet or convene as an impeachment court
01:54for Senate Minority Leader Coco Pimentel?
01:57Majority lang kami dito, rule of the majority.
02:00So, kung mag-meeting ang mga senators, the will of the majority will be part of it.
02:08So, depending on the Senate President and how he wants to handle it.
02:11Yan lang yung difficulty diyan.
02:13Ang siguro, ang referral to the announcement to the body
02:23that we are in receipt of an impeachment complaint should be done during the legislative plenary.
02:31Tanda niya, mga rules pwede mawey ba?
02:34Basad, let's just say, to be safer, 100% consent.
02:41Right now, the Senate President has yet to comment on the recent developments regarding the impeachment process.
02:48From PTV Manila, Daniel Manalastas, Balitang Pampansa.
