Padilla denies Senate coup to block Sara Duterte impeachment trial

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Robin Padilla denied on Monday that the minority bloc is planning a coup d’état to change Senate leadership and stop the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Padilla remarked in a social media post that the Senate minority’s plans to oppose the impeachment are just rumors, adding that the Senate majority is solid. “To say that we will change the leadership of the Senate to stop the impeachment court, that will not happen. There is no such thing in the Constitution. That is just GOSSIP! The Majority in the Senate is strong. Is it obvious?,” […]...

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