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Impeachment trial of VP Sara Duterte 'alive and kicking': Hontiveros
Eighteen senators voted to return articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Z. Duterte to the House of Representatives due to alleged constitutional infirmities.
The Senate Impeachment Court requested the House to certify the non-violation of the one-year ban on impeachment complaints and reconfirm the 20th Congress's willingness to pursue the complaint.
House prosecutors have deferred accepting the articles of impeachment, seeking clarification from the Senate impeachment court on these requests.
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez expressed concerns over the Senate's move, stating the House adhered to the Constitution with the overwhelming support of 215 lawmakers.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros stated that the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is 'alive and kicking' despite the ongoing deferrals and clarifications between the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The House adopted a motion to wait for answers to clarificatory questions from the House prosecution panel before accepting the returned articles.
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