Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines – The clarification of the Supreme Court on the term “forthwith” pertaining to the timeline of proceeding with an impeachment proved the critics of the Senate wrong, former Senate impeachment court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol said. This came after the SC’s decision on Wednesday dismissed a petition to legally compel the Senate to immediately try Vice President Sara Duterte as an impeachment court. “We refused to sacrifice due process at the altar of public pressure. The Supreme Court’s near-unanimous decision proves that under the leadership of then-Senate President Chiz Escudero, the Senate was right to choose constitutional prudence […]... Keep on reading: Ex-spox: SC ‘forthwith’ clarification backs Senate impeachment timeline
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