'No prejudgment:' Palace leaves Duterte impeachment verdict to senators

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday said it will not make any prejudgment on the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, saying that only the senator-judges can determine whether or not she should be held accountable. Duterte’s impeachment trial is set to begin on July 6, after the Senate convened as an impeachment court on May 18. “Malacañang, the Palace, and the President will not make any prejudgment. The evidence should be fully disclosed once the impeachment trial takes place,” Palace press officer Claire Castro said in Filipino at a briefing, when asked whether Malacañang believes that the pieces of […]...

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