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Senate President Chiz Escudero and Speaker Martin Romualdez at a signing ceremony at Malacañang Palace on Monday, June 3, 2024. Yummie Dingding, PPA Pool

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Victoria Tulad

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/174969528180320240603-marcos-kabalikat-pagtuturo-PPA-09.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Senate President Chiz Escudero and Speaker Martin Romualdez at a signing ceremony at Malacañang Palace on Monday, June 3, 2024. Yummie Dingding, PPA Pool</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA (UPDATE) — Senate President Francis &quot;Chiz&quot; Escudero on Thursday said the House of Representatives should follow the orders of the Senate as impeachment court following a remark by Speaker Martin Romualdez that what the body did was &quot;deeply concerning.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/11/-not-co-equal-escudero-says-house-cannot-defy-impeachment-court-s-orders-1325">&#x27;Not co-equal&#x27;: Escudero says House cannot defy impeachment court&#x27;s orders</a></div><p>Romualdez on Wednesday said the Senate impeachment court’s move to return to the House of Representatives the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte was “deeply concerning&quot; as they certified that the complaint was not unconstitutional.</p><p>&quot;Yun ang pasya ng impeachment court, bilang mga taga-usig dapat nilang galangin at sundin yon,&quot; Escudero said in a chance interview.</p><p>(That&#x27;s the decision of the impeachment court, the prosecutors must respect and follow it.)</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:316px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1932976921740259429&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-06-12T03%3A16%3A37.039933%3Aa925e1db-15ef-4b39-baaa-e79117533bea%26action%3Dedit%26popup&amp;sessionId=2b00d3dcaef4eb6ece8e3434cfe55ef29bd24c4b&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1932976921740259429"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Escudero added that Vice President Sara Duterte should also follow the summons issued by the impeachment court.</p><p>&quot;Pareho din sa parte ni VP Sara dapat galangin at sundin nya yung summons na in-issue,&quot; Escudero said.</p><p>(VP Sara Duterte should also follow our summons.)</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/12/impeachment-trial-of-vp-sara-duterte-alive-and-kicking-hontiveros-0934">Impeachment trial of VP Sara Duterte &#x27;alive and kicking&#x27;: Hontiveros</a></div><p>“Hindi tulad ng Kamara na panay ang pintas sa Senado, hindi ko ugaling pintasan ang kanilang ginagawa. May trabaho silang dapat gampanan ayon sa tingin nila kung anong tama. At gagalangin namin yun,” he added.</p><p>The House of Representatives has deferred acceptance of the articles of impeachment from the impeachment court, as it awaits response on its motion for clarification regarding the impeachment court’s order.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/11/senates-move-to-return-articles-of-impeachment-is-deeply-concerning-romualdez-0155">Speaker says Senate&#x27;s move to return articles of impeachment vs VP Duterte &#x27;deeply concerning&#x27;</a></div><p>Asked for his comment, Escudero said, “Korte lamang ang puwede makapagsabi kung ano ang epekto nun at hindi ako bilang taga-pangulo at presiding officer. Pangalawa, balita pa lamang naman yan sa media at wala pa kaming pormal na natatanggap. Tulad ng sinabi ko, ngayong nandiyan na ang korte, lahat ng komunikasyon ay dapat sa pamamagitan na ng pleading at hindi sa social media.”</p><p>Due to the need to comply to the two orders, Escudero said the trial will most likely proceed in July after the 20th Congress is formed. </p><p>He also stressed that there is no delay with the impeachment proceedings even if they returned the complaint.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/11/escudero-says-senate-impeachment-court-accomplished-its-targets-2104">As criticisms mount, Escudero says impeachment court accomplished its &#x27;targets&#x27;</a></div><p>“Noong February ko pa sinasabi yun, nung nagsimula yung impeachment na sa July ang aktwal na paglilitis pero lahat puwedeng magawa ngayon sa ilalim ng 19th Congress dahil sa paniniwala ko nga at ng impeachment court na rin dahil sa order na ito ay tatawid sa 20th Congress,” he stated.</p><p>Escudero on Wednesday insisted that the Senate and House are &quot;not equal&quot; in the context of an impeachment trial as he warned prosecutors against defying their orders.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rrDT1mgz-V8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Senate President Chiz Escudero reacted to the remark of Speaker Martin Romualdez who said that the impeachment court's remand order was deeply concerning.</p>

Senate President Chiz Escudero reacted to the remark of Speaker Martin Romualdez who said that the impeachment court's remand order was deeply concerning.

Escudero tells House, VP Sara: 'Respect and follow impeachment court's orders'

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Escudero tells House, VP Sara: 'Respect and follow impeachment court's orders'

Victoria Tulad,

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Published June 12, 2025 10:34 AM PHT

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Updated June 12, 2025 01:08 PM PHT

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