The House of Representatives impeachment prosecutors ask the Senate to issue a writ of summons to Vice President Sara Duterte and direct her to respond to the impeachment complaint against her.
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00:00The House of Representatives impeachment prosecutors asked the Senate to issue a writ of summons
00:05to Vice President Sara Duterte and direct her to respond to the impeachment complaint
00:09against her.
00:10The prosecutors addressed the entry with a motion to issue summons to Senate President
00:14Francis Escudero.
00:16They asked that the vice president be given 10 days to file her answer to the articles
00:20of impeachment after receiving the summons.
00:23The prosecution based its request on the verified impeachment complaint sent to the Senate on
00:27February 5 and the constitutional provision that upon impeachment by at least one-third
00:31of the House, quote, the same shall constitute the articles of impeachment, and trial by
00:35the Senate shall forthwith proceed.
00:38The motion is signed by For Peace Rep. Marcelino Libanan on behalf of the House prosecutors.
00:43Meantime Escudero says he will refer the matter to the Senate legal team and will discuss
00:47it with them on Wednesday, March 26.