VP's impeachment trial: It does not matter who presides —Luistro

House justice panel Chair and Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro. INQUIRER.net file photo

MANILA, Philippines — It would not matter whether acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian, Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero, or even former Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano presides over Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro said.

Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, Luistro said the House prosecution panel has faith in the Senate’s accountability processes regardless of who serves as presiding officer.

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‘Not about personalities’