Bank records ni VP Duterte, planong ipa-subpoena ng House Prosecution team

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00:00It is possible that after the State of the Nation address of the President in July,

00:05the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will start, according to Senate President Chief Escudero.

00:10Part of the preparation of the House Prosecution Team is the subpoena to the bank records of the Vice President.

00:17Breaking news, Tina Pangriban Perez.

00:21One of the 11 congressmen who are forming the impeachment prosecution panel,

00:28the bank records of Vice President Sara Duterte will be subpoenaed.

00:32Among the 7 articles of impeachment against Vice President Duterte,

00:36there will be an unexplained wealth and all of his wealth will not be declared

00:42in the Statement of Assets, Liability, Net Worth, or SAL-N.

00:47This is what we are doing, not only in impeachment but also in regular courts

00:54because impeachment is just one of the exemptions in the Bank Secrecy Law.

01:01What if Vice President Duterte will suddenly resign while the litigation is being done?

01:06Assuming for the sake of argument that he resigned in advance,

01:11our opinion here is that a penalty should be resolved, which is the disqualification.

01:18Because if he resigns, the only thing that can be resolved is the removal,

01:24but we will not decide on the relief that we are asking for, which is the disqualification.

01:31There are already many lawyers who are voluntarily helping in the impeachment prosecution panel.

01:38How long can the impeachment trial be postponed

01:41that some impeachment prosecutors are insisting that it can be done even if the Congress is recessed?

01:47It's not a matter of being hasty or what, right?

01:51Our appreciation here is that this is a constitutional duty that we need really to address.

02:01So whether there is an election or not, it is my humble submission that we need to proceed right away.

02:08We know that the word shall and forthwith were used by our Constitution.

02:16Shall means mandatory and forthwith means immediately.

02:25But of course, we will respect their opinion here.

02:31But the impeachment prosecutors have not seen any problem

02:35if the impeachment trial is extended to the 20th Congress.

02:39I wish to submit that the impeachment court is like any other court.

02:46If it is recessed, just like there were changes in the personality of the Senate,

02:53what you will just do is to continue where the previous sitting impeachment court judges ended.

03:01In the opinion of Senate President Francis Escudero,

03:04the impeachment trial will begin in the next Congress.

03:08The impeachment rules need to be approved by the plenary

03:12and it can only be done on June 2 when the session resumes.

03:17Then the pre-trial proceedings will be discussed.

03:21Therefore, according to Escudero, after the Senate President's session on July 21,

03:26the impeachment trial will begin.

03:28There is still a lot to do before the actual impeachment court

03:32needs to sit and listen to anything.

03:37And within 6 days, even 30 days, it may not be over yet.

03:42That is what Senator Coco, our Minority Leader, said in an interview.

03:4610 days, 10 days, 10 days, 10 days.

03:48June 30 is already over.

03:51That is the problem that Escudero sees if the impeachment will be approved in the 20th Congress.

03:56But whatever the decision of the 19th Congress,

03:59it can change the laws that will be halal in the 20th Congress.

04:04We will cross the bridge when we get there.

04:06Because at any point in time, because it was approved,

04:10the new Congress can always vote to withdraw the impeachment complaint.

04:14This is the first time this will happen.

04:17Everyone has the right to question this.

04:19But as I said, as long as the Supreme Court does not have a TRO,

04:23we will do whatever we think is right regarding this litigation.

04:27Tina Panganiban Perez, reporting for GMA Integrated News.

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