Defensor questions Senate’s ‘guts to conduct’ impeachment trial

2026-02-18 - 13:43

MANILA, Philippines — Senior Deputy Majority Leader Lorenz Defensor has expressed doubts as to whether the Senate, in its current composition, has the guts to hold an impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte. Defensor in an ambush interview on Wednesday, before the House of Representatives started its session, scored the Senate for not exercising its