House to Assert Independence in Impeachment Process

House prosecutors and defense teams in the Philippines’ impeachment trials

Aside from the impeached official, there are other key people involved in an impeachment trial. They can be classified into three: the House prosecutors, the defense team, and the senator-judges. Select members of the House of Representatives present evidence and arguments to support charges, while a group of lawyers is tasked to defend the impeached official. Senators, meanwhile, sit as judges who have to weigh the evidence presented to the imp…

House to assert independence in impeachment process

The House of Representatives yesterday maintained that it had complied with the Constitution and its internal rules when it initiated the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte.

Impeachment cannot be stopped by legal technicalities —House

The impeachment process should not be derailed by legal technicalities, the House of Representatives said Friday.