Lawyers might revel in procedure, but the public judges politically. Citizens evaluate trust, legitimacy and abuse of office.

Sen. Loren Legarda in her robes as a senator-judge in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte —Photo from her office MANILA, Philippines — Preparing for the…

Impeachment is democracy’s way of demanding an accounting. It answers to the people, not the Rules of Court. The Senate should correct course before form swallows substance.