00:00Senate President Cheese Escudero questions why the Senate is being pressured to speed
00:05up the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte while Congress is on recess when
00:09House lawmakers sat on the complaint for two months.
00:13This, in response to Bayan Muna Chairperson Neri Colmenar's call for the Senate to convene
00:17as an impeachment court during its break.
00:20Escudero says no trial will occur while Congress is on break, as they must convene as a court
00:26which he believes can only happen when in session.
00:29The fourth impeachment complaint, expedited through a resolution signed by 215 House lawmakers,
00:35was sent to the Senate on the last session day, February 5.
00:39The timing is complicated, as Congress is on a three-month break for midterm elections,
00:43with seven senators focused on their re-election campaigns.
00:48Escudero notes the trial will likely begin in the 20th Congress, after new senators take
00:52office on June 30 and the state of the nation address on July 21.
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