Cayetano: Impeachment trial should proceed

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has instructed his close aides to ensure that the impeachment trial calendar proceeds unimpeded as he approved an "interim arrangement" to ensure continuity of Senate operations amid leadership struggle in the chamber. The minority bloc on June 3 "ousted" Cayetano as Senate chief after it became the "new" majority bloc with 12 members after Sen. Francis Escudero abandoned Cayetano's group, which now have 10 members. The majority elected Sen