00:00Senate President Cheese Escudero made it clear that the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will not affect her father's transfer to the International Criminal Court.
00:11Vice President, she will not be stopped from going to the Netherlands.
00:16Daniel Manalasta returns to the center of the news.
00:19In front of the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte, according to Senate President Francis Escudero, the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is still ongoing.
00:30For now, the Senate approved the proposed timeline laid by Escudero, where the actual transfer is expected to start on July 30.
00:40VP Sara has no problem with going to the Netherlands.
00:43As far as I know, the prohibition to appear in any court or tribunal in the Philippines is a member of Congress.
00:53There is no such thing in the ICC. So, she can appear.
00:57If you ask, she earns her salary, she doesn't work.
01:01She is an elected official. She is an impeachable officer.
01:06That is not included in one of the impeachable offenses that she committed.
01:12Escudero has already talked to Senator Ronald de la Rosa, who is also involved in the ICC case.
01:17Escudero also reported what happened the other day to senators who are also looking for an arrest.
01:23In the situation of de la Rosa, Escudero said, there is an institutional courtesy.
01:28And what the Senate approved is this.
01:30It is not based on the law, but based on the so-called institutional courtesy.
01:37The Senate will not allow the arrest of any member of the Senate.
01:44Especially if there is a session.
01:47Historically, whether there is a session or not, again, institutional courtesy dictates that the police should not enter the Senate.
01:56It is not for me to stop Senator Baton from coming here. That is his decision.
02:01But until then, we will wait and see if he will become a court judge.
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