Philippine Prosecutors Push for Sara Duterte Trial, Ouster

Prosecutors at the Philippines’ House of Representatives have asked the Senate to proceed with the trial of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, saying she should be convicted and barred from politics.

Dismissing the case is prohibited, they said on Friday, in response to Duterte’s move earlier this week asking the Senate, which sits as the impeachment court, to throw out her case. “The plain language of the constitutional text ‘trial by the Senate shall forthwith proceed’ leaves no room for interpretation and forecloses the filing of a motion to dismiss before the honorable impeachment court,” prosecutors said.