Senators in their judges’ robes taking their oath as members of the impeachment court on June 10, 2025, with Senate President Francis Escudero serving as presiding officer. — PDI
MANILA: The Philippines’s oldest and most authoritative voice on constitutional law has urged the Senate to proceed with the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, reminding senators that the accountability of public officials should not be thwarted by procedural inventions or partisan manoeuvring.
“At stake is not merely the fate of one official, but the integrity of the Constitution itself. Impeachment is the people’s mechanism to enforce Accountability of Public Officials. It must not be thwarted by procedural invention or partisan manoeuvre,” the Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa), led by its chairman, retired Chief Justice Reynato Puno, said in a statement.
