Duterte impeachment held hostage anew by Senate leadership change - Bayan

MANILA, Philippines — The surprise Senate leadership shakeup on Monday has once again placed the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte at the mercy of reactionary political factions, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) said, throwing what was supposed to be a move for accountability into uncertainty anew. Bayan president Renato Reyes made the pronouncement after Senate Minority Leader Alan Cayetano successfully replaced Vicente “Tito” Sotto III as Senate president. READ: Alan Cayetano is now Senate president According to Reyes, this leadership change could result in further delays in the Senate convening as an impeachment court—or worse, the possible acquittal of […]...

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