INQToday: No Senate reso filed to dismiss Sara Duterte impeachment trial – Escudero
Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
Escudero: No Senate reso filed to dismiss Sara Duterte impeachment trial
Is there an attempt to dismiss the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte?
Several senators, including Senate President Francis Escudero, denied receiving a draft resolution allegedly seeking to dismiss the trial against Duterte.
Vice President Sara Duterte defended Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero, disputing the allegation that the delay in her impeachment trial in the Senate is due to his fear of her.
Duterte made the pronouncement after Akbayan party-list Rep. Percival Cendaña on Tuesday asked Escudero if he was afraid of Duterte.
VP Sara Duterte finds Torre’s appointment as PNP chief ‘too sketchy’
Vice President Sara Duterte has described the appointment of Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III to the helm of the Philippine National Police (PNP) as “too sketchy.”
She cited findings from the Senate investigation into the arrest of his father that enabled authorities to bring the former president to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
