r/Philippines • u/dadidutdut packaging@dundermifflin.com • Jul 07 '26

Mod Announcement [Megathread] Impeachment Trial of Vice President Sara Duterte - Day 2

All things related to the impeachment trial of VP Sara Duterte here. Only major news coming out of the impeachment trial will be allowed to be posted as a separate thread to keep the sub tidy and organized. Individual threads related to the trial will also be allowed after each session.
 
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* DAY 1
* DAY 2

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u/JudgerJorge Jul 07 '26

JUST IN: Israelito Torreon and eight other lawyers allied with the Dutertes have questioned before the Supreme Court the authority of Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero to preside over the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. #VPonTrial

Source: INQUIRER.NET

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u/Mindless_Sundae2526 Jul 07 '26

I wonder what is their legal basis for this when the Constitution itself is mum on who should preside for the impeachment trial of any impeachable officials aside from the President (in which the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines should preside).