SC: ‘Forthwith’ leaves timing of impeach trial to Senate ‘discretion’
MANILA, Philippines — “Forthwith,” the term used in the Constitution to describe the manner by which the Senate should conduct an impeachment trial, is discretionary and “does not specify a fixed timeline” for the chamber to start the proceedings. This was according to a ruling of the Supreme Court en banc on a petition that
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