The House prosecution panel on Monday formally entered its appearance before the Senate Impeachment Court in the impending trial of Vice President Sara Duterte after senators took their oath and convened as an impeachment tribunal.<\/p>\n
The \u201cFormal Entry of Appearance\u201d was personally filed before the Senate Impeachment Court by House Secretary General Cheloy Garafil on behalf of the 11 prosecutors elected by the chamber.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe undersigned members of the House of Representatives, duly elected by the House of Representatives as members of the prosecution panel, respectfully enter their appearance as Public Prosecutors,\u201d the document stated.<\/p>\n
The pleading named House Committee on Justice Chair and Batangas 2nd District Rep. Gerville \u201cJinky Bitrics\u201d Luistro as lead public prosecutor, with all court processes to be furnished through the Office of the Secretary General of the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is, thus, respectfully requested that, henceforth, all copies of all pleadings, resolutions, decisions, notices, and other processes of this Honorable Court be furnished to the Lead Public Prosecutor, Representative Gerville R. Luistro,\u201d the prosecutors said in the three-page pleading.<\/p>\n
The document was signed by Luistro and Reps. Terry Ridon (Bicol Saro Party-list), Ramon Rodrigo Gutierrez (1-Rider Party-list), Ysabel Maria Zamora (San Juan City), Lorenz Defensor (Iloilo 3rd District), Jose Manuel \u201cChel\u201d Diokno (Akbayan Party-list), Leila de Lima (Mamamayang Liberal Party-list), Arlene \u201cKaka\u201d Bag-ao (Dinagat Islands), Jonathan Keith Flores (Bukidnon 2nd District), Lordan Suan (Cagayan de Oro 1st District), and Joel Chua (Manila 3rd District).<\/p>\n
The filing signaled the House\u2019s readiness to proceed with the historic impeachment trial after it voted 257-25, with nine abstentions, to impeach Duterte and transmit the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate.<\/p>\n
The impeachment articles accuse Duterte of alleged misuse of confidential funds, unexplained wealth, bribery, and threats against President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former Speaker Martin Romualdez. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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