00:00Senate President Francis Escudero insisted that the recommendation of the National Bureau of Investigation to the Justice Department
00:07will not affect the process of impeachment in the Senate.
00:11Vice President Sara Duterte filed two complaints.
00:16This is what Daniel Manalastas reported.
00:19This is what the National Bureau of Investigation filed against Vice President Sara Duterte
00:25who filed a complaint to the Department of Justice inciting to sedition and grave threats.
00:30If you ask Senate President Francis Escudero if it will affect the process of impeachment in the Senate.
00:37It has no effect on the impeachment proceedings.
00:40It can continue at the same time, it can be first, it can be followed.
00:45It has no bearing on the impeachment proceedings.
00:49According to Escudero, they are just passive.
00:52In the Senate, there is an impeachment court or there is nothing to do.
00:56This is not like the investigation of the Senate that will issue a subpoena for evidence or witnesses.
01:02This is the work of the prosecution and defense.
01:05If it is requested by the court or the NBI and it is their job to present it,
01:12the truth is on the other side.
01:15In the Senate, it is our job to make a decision.
01:20Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino admitted that the topic of impeachment is really in the way
01:26because the country is facing a lot of problems.
01:29You know, impeachment is really distracting.
01:33There are a lot of things that can be discussed.
01:35We have a lot of problems.
01:37The ceiling in Labuyo is P500. This is our problem.
01:42Now, the price of electricity in Esmeralco has increased.
01:47We are still facing a lot of problems.
01:54But there is a point in some legal opinions where some experts believe that
01:59the Congress that started the impeachment should also end it.
02:04So if you start the 19th Congress, the 19th Congress should likewise finish it.
02:10Although there is another school of thought that the Congress is a continuing body,
02:18they can continue to decide.
02:25Daniel Emanalastos for Papansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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