Philippine Senate Deadlocks at 11-11 After Graft Arrest, Clouding Duterte Trial

5 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 2

A second day of Senate paralysis left the Philippine upper chamber unable to open Monday’s session after a graft arrest cut the majority bloc to an 11-11 split with its rivals.
That deadlock stalled regular legislative business and forced the cancellation of a planned visit by Vietnam’s top leader, showing the disruption had spread beyond internal Senate proceedings.
Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial is now in doubt because the chamber’s split has clouded whether the Senate can move the case forward in an orderly way.
The standoff underscores how a single arrest in the majority camp has quickly turned into a broader institutional crisis for one of the Philippines’ most politically sensitive proceedings.

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