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Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Thursday emphasized that the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte should be done in accordance with laws and procedures to avoid "more delays" in the future.Escudero made the remark as he responded to Senator Risa Hontiveros who said that 19th Congress senators would renege on their responsibilities if they let the 20th Congress hear the impeachment case against Duterte."We are not delaying it, excuse me.
The Senate president cited the position of the late former Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago during the endorsement of the impeachment of then President Joseph Ejecito Estrada, who argued that "while the Senate must proceed 'forthwith', it must do so with circumspection.
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