The Manila Times
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Imee Marcos on Monday deplored the delayed transmittal by the House of Representatives of the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte. The senator viewed the delay a "political maneuver" of the House to control the timing of the Senate proceedings. Voting 257-25-9, the House on Monday decided to send the impeachment articles to the Senate for trial. However, the documents had yet to be sent to the Senate. The senator on Wednesday said the excuse that the House is still reproducing voluminous documents "is flimsy, unacceptable, and difficult to take seriously." "I, for one, want the impeachment proceedings to begin, proceed, and be resolved in a timely manner, so that the Senate and the rest of government can return their full attention to the pressing issues burdening the Filipino people," Marcos said. Duterte's allies in the Senate, including Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, earlier dismissed insinuations that they would prevent the convening of the Senate as an impeachment court to try the vice president. "Last year, the House was able to transmit the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate on the very same day they were approved," Marcos said in a statement. "It cannot now pretend that paperwork has suddenly become an insurmountable obstacle.” "This delay appears less like an administrative concern and more like a political maneuver to control the timing of the Senate proceedings," Marcos added.
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