House leaders refute Villar's claim on VP impeachment delay

House Assistant Majority Leaders Jude Acidre and Jefferson Khonghun refuted Senator Cynthia Villar's assertion that the Senate was not at fault for the delay in acting on the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte.

Villar had blamed the House for allegedly delaying the transmission of the articles of impeachment, stating that the House's last-minute transmittal on February 5 left the Senate with no time to act.

Acidre and Khonghun countered that Congress was originally set to adjourn on February 7, meaning the Senate still had two days to address the impeachment complaint.

Acidre stated that it was clear from the legislative calendar that the session was not adjourned when the Senate received the articles of impeachment and that the Senate still had two days to act if they really wanted to start the process right away.

Khonghun echoed this sentiment, arguing that the Senate had ample time to discuss the matter but chose not to.