Philippine Senate Votes To Return Impeachment Complaints Against VP Duterte To House Of Representatives

2025-06-11 12:05:45

(MENAFN- Nam News Network) MANILA, Jun 11 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, voted yesterday, to return an impeachment complaint against Vice President, Sara Duterte, to the House of Representatives for clarification.

Voting 18 against five, the Senate returned the articles of impeachment just a few hours after convening a trial.

“There is no intention to dismiss this case,” said Senate President, Francis Escudero, the court's presiding officer. He added that, the court would send the summons to Duterte.

The Senate convened as an impeachment court yesterday, after senators took their oath as judges.

Duterte was impeached by the House of Representatives on Feb 5 this year.– NNN-PNA

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