'Kulang sa oras?' Analyst says move to kill impeachment an act of sabotage | DZMM TeleRadyo

Courtesy of DZMM TeleRadyo A political analyst believes a move to kill the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte before it goes to trial is a way to sabotage the “constitutionally mandated role” of senators to act as impeachment judges. Political analyst Ronald Llamas said the admission of some senators that there are resolutions to dismiss the impeachment complaints “would be funny if it wasn’t so tragic.” He also criticized talk that one reason why the impeachment complaint should be dismissed is due to lack of time, pointing out that the Senate could have convened as an impeachment court immediately after the complaint was voted on by the House of Representatives last February instead of going on recess. “Bakit ba kinulang sa oras? Di ba because of [Senate President Francis Escudero’s] definition of ‘forthwith’? Di ba ang linaw linaw naman?” “Ilang buwan na ba 'yun? Tapos excuse kulang sa oras?” Llamas said that instead of outright rejection, the Senate, as an impeachment court, could either convict or acquit the Vice President in an impeachment trial. He also denied that the impeachment case cannot cross over to the 20th Congress, pointing out that court cases continue even if the composition of a court changes. "Hindi ka na Senado, korte ka na," he said. For more DZMM TeleRadyo videos, click the link below:    • DZMM TeleRadyo  2025 OLD 2   For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below:    • ABS-CBN News   For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below:    • The latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN ...   For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below:    • News Digital Raw Cuts OLD   Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWantTFC for FREE here: http://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook:   / abscbnnews   Twitter:   / abscbnnews   Instagram:   / abscbnnews   #SaraDuterte #DZMMTeleRadyo #ABSCBNNews