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MANILA — Mamamayang Liberal Representative-elect Leila de Lima on Thursday (June 12) said she “respectfully disagrees” with Senate President Francis &#x27;Chiz&#x27; Escudero’s claim that the House has no authority to defy the Senate impeachment court’s order to remand the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte. In a DZMM interview, De Lima emphasized that the Senate should not interfere with the House’s exclusive mandate to initiate impeachment complaints, adding that the Senate’s role is limited to deciding whether to acquit or convict. &quot;I respectfully disagree doon sa pinaka-premise ni Senate President Chiz na hindi co-equal. Malinaw sa akin sa [Article 6] Legislative Department na nakalagay sa Constitution na pareho silang Houses of Congress. Neither of them is superior than another, and neither of them is subordinate to the other,&quot; she explained. De Lima backed Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez’s position that the Senate order was “unnecessary” and could have been addressed during the trial. &quot;Tama lang naman siguro yung nagiging posisyon ni Speaker Romualdez na &#x27;standing ground&#x27; kasi nga ang dami naman talagang umangal doon sa ginawa ng Senado,&quot; she said. She also speculated that the 18 senator-judges who supported the remand had no intention of proceeding with the trial before the 20th Congress, hinting at links to earlier moves by some senators to dismiss the complaints. &quot;Yung motion ni Senator Bato, yung pinapa-dismiss niya, and that is something that is also strange and questionable. Because senator-judges are not supposed to be making motions like that. Dapat nanggagaling &#x27;yan sa party lalo na sa respondent,&quot; she explained. On Wednesday, the House submitted a resolution certifying that the impeachment complaints comply with the Constitution. It also deferred acceptance of the Articles of Impeachment remanded by the Senate, pending its response to clarificatory questions from the House prosecution panel.

Mamamayang Liberal Representative-elect Leila de Lima on Thursday (June 12) said she “respectfully disagrees” with Senate President Francis 'Chiz' Escudero’s claim that the House has no authority to defy the Senate impeachment court’s order.

Mamamayang Liberal Representative-elect Leila de Lima on Thursday (June 12) said she “respectfully disagrees” with Senate President Francis 'Chiz' Escudero’s claim that the House has no authority to defy the Senate impeachment court’s order.

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'Tama si Romualdez': Rep. Leila de Lima asserts House, Senate are equals

Anthony James Bayog,

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Published Jun 12, 2025 09:02 PM PHT

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