MANILA, Philippines — The Senate convened as an impeachment court on Monday, May 18, amid the Senate leadership shake-up rumors. The convening came after the Senate’s first session after the May 13 shooting incident and Senator Bato dela Rosa’s escape.
Wearing their red robes, the senators took their oath as senator-judges, while Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano assumed the role as the court’s presider.
On May 19, the House prosecution panel for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte faced the media as a group for the first time and announced the assigned impeachment article per lawmaker. Representatives Jinky Luistro, Terry Ridon, Joel Chua, and Lorenz Defensor are tasked to lead sub-teams of the prosecution panel.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court (SC) denied on May 20 Senator Bato dela Rosa‘s request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for his arrest.
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