House defers accepting articles of impeachment; to seek Senate guidance

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House defers accepting articles of impeachment; to seek Senate guidance
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The House of Representatives will defer the acceptance of the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte while they are seeking clarification from the Senate impeachment court on its requests, a lawmaker said Wednesday.“We will be seeking for clarification first and that’s why we opted to defer receiving the orders,” Batangas Representative Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro said in a briefing.

Luistro, meanwhile, earlier welcomed the service of the summons to Duterte, saying this means that the impeachment trial can no longer be stopped as the court has acquired jurisdiction over her.“Finally, the people of the Philippines will see from the answer of the Vice President what her defenses are,” she said. “Isa lamang po ang ibig sabihin nito.

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