‘Final Opportunity’: Sara Duterte’s Absence Won’t Delay Trial

‘Final opportunity’: Sara Duterte’s absence won’t delay trial

MANILA, Philippines — What happens if Vice President Sara Duterte refuses to show up at her impeachment trial? Resolution No. 39, or the Rules of Procedure on Impeachment Trials, dated March 23, 2011, which governs impeachment proceedings in the Senate, says that an impeached official’s absence at the Senate impeachment trial would not delay the […]...Keep on reading: ‘Final opportunity’: Sara Duterte’s absence won’t delay trial

Sara Duterte can enter plea through counsel in Senate impeachment trial

Vice President Sara Duterte is not required to appear to personally make her plea before the Senate impeachment court, University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law Associate Dean Paolo Tamase said Tuesday.