'Kailangang ipakita natin na walang sinoman ang dapat ituring na higit sa batas.'
Mar 19, 2025 12:53 PMHouse Deputy Majority Leader and La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V is asking: If the Senate can convene for a hearing during recess, why can't it do the same for Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial?
Thus, asked House Deputy Majority Leader and La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V as the upper chamber continues to delay consideration of the impeachment complaint filed by House members against Vice President Duterte. "If the Senate can convene during recess to discuss other matters, then it should also be ready to deliberate on the impeachment case against the Vice President," he said.
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