Escudero to preside over VP impeachment trial
Senator Francis Escudero is set to be elected presiding officer of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, scheduled to begin on July 6. The consensus among senators favors a presiding officer with legal experience, a move seen as potentially streamlining the proceedings.
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