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Jean Mangaluz - Philstar.com
June 4, 2025 | 4:10pm
Senate President Francis Escudero leads the plenary session on June 2, 2025.
Joseph B. Vidal, OSP / Voltaire F. Domingo, Senate Social Media Unit
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Chiz Escudero denied there was a resolution in the Senate seeking to dismiss the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte over alleged corruption in her office.
Rumors of such a resolution circulated on June 4, adding fuel to allegations that the Senate was stalling the impeachment proceedings.
Further fueling speculation, Sen. Imee Marcos confirmed that such a resolution was circulating.
“Whatever resolution is going around without an author that was also just shown to me by the media is just a mere scrap of paper unless it is filed, unless it has an author, unless that has been voted on.,” Escudero told the media in Filipino.
In a separate interview, Duterte ally Sen. Bong Go said he had not seen any such resolution, noting that many documents come and go through his desk. He offered to help trace where the resolution originated.
The Senate has faced criticism, primarily from members of the House of Representatives, for allegedly delaying the impeachment trial to protect the vice president.
Escudero earlier moved the reading of the impeachment articles from June 2 to June 11, just days before the 19th Congress goes on break.
