Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said he supported the CFJ stand. “Normally, the Senate should not interfere with a coequal branch of government, in this case, the Supreme Court. But Sen. Francis Escudero said no impeachment case had been filed against Sereno in the Senate yet. Our putative right to trya nonexistent impeachment case?” he added. Once the Supreme Court rules on Calida’s petition, Lacson said he expected the senators to be called to a caucus to decide how the Senate would move forward on any impeachment case.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 03, 2018 21:11 UTC