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UST joins growing calls for the commencement of Sara Duterte trial
Several educational institutions, including the deans of Ateneo schools, the Lasallian Family, Adamson University, and the University of Santo Tomas, are calling for the immediate start of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
The leaders of these institutions believe it is their moral and spiritual duty as educators to advocate for this action.
A joint statement from the deans of various Ateneo law schools specifically urged the Senate to commence and continue the impeachment trial, even if it extends into the 20th Congress.
They expressed their hope that the Philippine Senate will fulfill its moral and constitutional obligations as public servants by upholding truth and serving the Filipino people.
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Ninety-seven members of the University of the Philippines College of Law Faculty, along with faculty from De La Salle University (DLSU), Ateneo School of Government (ASoG), and other Ateneo schools, urged the Senate to commence the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
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Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III formally moved for the Senate to convene as an impeachment court to try Vice President Sara Duterte.
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Senator Risa Hontiveros criticized the continuous delays in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, calling them "obstructions dressed up as protocol" and a "betrayal of constitutional duty."
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Progressive groups, including Akbayan Partylist, Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party, and Tindig Pilipinas, organized a three-day series of mass actions from June 9 to 11 to urge the Senate to convene as an impeachment court for Vice President Sara Duterte.
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Eighteen senators voted to return articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Z. Duterte to the House of Representatives due to alleged constitutional infirmities.
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