Senator Risa Hontiveros criticized Senate impeachment court spokesman Reginald Tongol for his statements regarding the impeachment proceedings of Vice President Sara Duterte.
Tongol stated that new senator-judges could not take their oaths before Senate President Francis Escudero before the court convenes on July 29, as the House of Representatives prosecution team has yet to comply with a court requirement.
He also added that in the 20th Congress, senators must first elect a Senate president before the new senator-judges can take their oaths.
Hontiveros asserted that Tongol's remarks do not represent the views of all senator-judges, particularly her own.
She clarified that Tongol was speaking in his own capacity and not for the collective judgment of the Senate.
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