Sen. Francis Escudero will be elected presiding officer on July 6, when the impeachment court starts the trial proper of Vice President Sara Duterte, Sen. Panfilo Lacson confirmed.
Aside from cash deposits, 52 firearms were undeclared in the statements of assets, liabilities and net worth of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband Manases Carpio, a congressman-prosecutor in her impeachment case revealed yesterday.
In line with his appeal to lawmakers to get back to work, President Marcos yesterday called Congress to a special session beginning tomorrow to allow the passage of priority bills and confirm appointments that are languishing because of the leadership row in the Senate.
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