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Impeachment in the Philippines is an expressed power of the Congress of the Philippines to formally charge a serving government official with an impeachable offense. After being impeached by the House of Representatives , the official is then tried in the Senate .
The Philippine Senate Committee on Rules is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines. Its chairperson is the Senate Majority Floor Leader, and its vice chairperson is the Assistant Majority Leader.
The Philippine Senate can only act on the impeachment complaint against Vice-President Sara Duterte on June 2 when Congress resumes after the midterm elections, Senate President Francis Escudero ...
Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Justice has 9 members. The President Pro Tempore , the Majority Floor Leader , and the Minority Floor Leader are ex officio members. The committee chairperson also sits at the Judicial and Bar Council as an ex officio member from July 1 to December 31 of each calendar year, as part of an ...
According to the Rules of the Senate, [1] the committee handles all matters relating to the conduct, rights, privileges, safety, dignity, integrity and reputation of the Senate and its members. The committee receives and hears ethics complaints against a senator filed by either another senator, [2] a government official, [3] or a Filipino ...
On March 22, 2011, the House of Representatives voted to impeach Gutierrez, sending the committee report as the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate, which would have acted as an impeachment court. A vote of at least two-thirds (16) of all senators (24) was required to convict Gutierrez and remove her from office.
The Senate voted Wednesday to declare both articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas "unconstitutional," therefore concluding the trial.. Shortly after Senate ...
As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following: [1] Administration of justice; Adult probation; Definition of crimes and other offenses punishable by law and their penalties; Deportation; Immigration; Impeachment proceedings; Judiciary; Legal aid; Naturalization; Penitentiaries and reform schools