Enrile, presiding officer in the impeachment trial, is concerned there may be some issues with legal and technical terms but said he has no problem if questions are asked in Tagalog.
“Okay sa akin yan, pwede sa akin. Ang termino ng batas mahirap yata ... pero ang sistema ng pagtanong puwede naman eh (That’s okay with me, legal terms maybe difficult but asking in Tagalog is okay),” Enrile said in a radio interview.
The Senate President was reacting to a proposal by a Catholic bishop that it would be better if the proceedings in the impeachment trial were done in Tagalog.
The Senate will resume trial hearings at 2 p.m. today.
Senate President pro-tempore Jinggoy Estrada and Senators Chiz Escudero and Franklin Drilon have occasionally made comments or asked questions in Tagalog.
Both prosecution and defense panels have used English in the legal exchange in trial proceedings.
Senator Francis Pangilinan was quoted in a news website as saying that it would be “ideal” to conduct the impeachment trial in Tagalog but that there will be “limitations.”
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