Edward Mico Joseph Agustin

Senator Risa Hontiveros has maintained his stance as senator-judge in the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte, assuring she will adhere to her duty and will look at all the evidences presented in the trial, and will not be biased against Duterte.

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Senator Hontiveros maintains adhering to duty as senator-judge, not biased in the impeachment trial against VP Duterte

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<p>MANILA -- Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday assured that she will adhere to her duty and look at all the pieces of evidence presented in the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte.</p><p>She also stressed that she will not be biased against the vice president, after Duterte pointed to her as an example following calls for senator-judges to inhibit from the trial if they have biases in the procedure.</p><p>&quot;Si Risa Hontiveros in a public speech, sinabi niya na burahin, wasakin, gibain ang Pamilya Duterte,&quot; the Vice President said Monday.</p><p>&quot;Hindi tayo puwede magpa-inhibit ng mga senator-judges based on bias dahil ang posisyon ng isang tao ay you are for or against Inday Sara. Kung ganoon ang ating basehan sa inhibition, dapat natin ipa-inhibit ang senators na may bias against Sara Duterte,&quot; she added.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/16/sara-duterte-says-senator-judges-should-not-be-asked-to-inhibit-from-her-impeachment-trial-1516">READ: Sara Duterte says senator-judges should not be asked to inhibit from her impeachment trial</a></div><p>In a video statement on Tuesday, Hontiveros said she and the other senator-judges took an oath to evaluate and vote depending on the evidence presented, and will look at both sides of the argument.</p><p>&quot;Noong nanumpa kami bilang senator-judge, naging tungkulin namin sa Senado na suriin at bumoto ayon sa bigat ng ebidensiya na ilalahad ng magkabilang panig sa impeachment trial,&quot; Hontiveros said.</p><p>&quot;Kakampi man, o kritiko ng pangalawang pangulo, sinusunod ko po ang tungkulin na iyan, at inaasahan ko rin ito sa ibang senador,&quot; she added.</p><p>She also urged Duterte to come to her trial and answer all of the allegations presented by the House of Representatives. </p><p>&quot;One good way for the Vice President to start presenting her arguments is by filing an answer to the summons issued by the Senate impeachment court last week,&quot; said Hontiveros. &quot;Hinihintay nating lahat ang kanyang magiging tugon dito, at sa mga susunod na proseso kaugnay ng impeachment trial.&quot;</p><p>Hontiveros said last week that the impeachment trial against Duterte is &quot;<a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/12/impeachment-trial-of-vp-sara-duterte-alive-and-kicking-hontiveros-0934">alive and kicking</a>,&quot; after the Senate returned the articles of impeachment to the House.</p><p>The House has deferred the 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><p>Duterte was impeached by the House of Representatives in February for &quot;violation of the constitution, betrayal of public trust, graft and corruption, and other high crimes.&quot;</p><p>Duterte denied all accusations, blaming them on attempts to discredit her ahead of the 2028 elections.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><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/bap7p3J3DLs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday assured that she will adhere to her duty and look at all the pieces of evidence presented in the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte.</p>

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday assured that she will adhere to her duty and look at all the pieces of evidence presented in the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte.

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Hontiveros says will look at all evidence in VP Sara impeachment trial

Edward Mico Joseph Agustin,

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Published Jun 17, 2025 09:04 PM PHT

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Updated Jun 17, 2025 09:39 PM PHT

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