IT is odd that those who would like to see Vice President Sara Duterte convicted in the impeachment court are the ones pushing for an immediate commencement of her trial in the Senate. They forget ...

What triggered the discussions is the word "forthwith" that appears in Article XI, Section 3(4) of the 1987 Constitution which states that, "In case the verified complaint or resolution of ...

For the past week, politicians, lawyers and columnists like me have weighed in with their sense of “forthwith,” as it appears in Article XI, Section 3, paragraph 1 of our 1987 Constitution ...

Holding the Tagalog version of the 1987 Constitution pamphlet, Azcuna read the exact translation of impeachment as “paglilitis” and “forthwith” as “agad.” With conviction, he cited this as the riot ...

A PETITION for declaratory relief was filed Monday before the Supreme Court (SC) asking the justices to interpret the word “forthwith” in the constitutional provision on the conduct of impeachment ...

Had the Senate President, with nearly a third of his membership up for reelection, insisted on convening the Senate as an impeachment court “forthwith,” as the Constitution puts it, he would, at the ...

It may be recalled that on February 5, the House of Representatives impeached Duterte for allegedly plotting to assassinate ...

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino sees a possible legal battle at the Supreme Court (SC) focused on the word “forthwith” in the 1987 Constitution concerning the ...

Joel Chua said that the 1987 Constitution used the words “shall” and “forthwith” to describe the proceedings. In a press briefing on Monday at the Batasang Pambansa complex, Chua said that ...