INQToday: Fate of Sara Duterte impeachment trial up to Senate plenary 鈥� Escudero
Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
Will the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte push through in the 20th Congress?
Senate President Francis Escudero clarified that the 19th Congress “cannot bind” the subsequent Congress with its decisions.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did not order the delay of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Senate President Francis Escudero said on Monday.
According to Escudero, the decision to postpone the presentation of the articles of impeachment against Duterte from June 2 to June 11 was made after last week’s Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (Ledac) meeting.
What will be Gen. Nicolas Torre III’s strategy against illegal drugs as the new Philippine National Police (PNP) chief?
He said that increasing the number of arrests will be a key metric in the campaign against illegal drugs.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is preparing an economic sabotage case against the online travel agent platform of aviation group AirAsia for allegedly selling plane tickets to Tacloban at “unreasonably” high prices.
In a press briefing on Monday, Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said they were finalizing the complaints against AirAsia Move with the target of filing the case this week.
