The impeachment process will attract public scrutiny regardless of who leads the Senate, according to Akbayan Representative Jose Manuel Diokno.
Senators recently elected Alan Peter Cayetano as the new Senate president, succeeding Vicente Sotto III.
"No matter who the sitting leader of the Senate is, the public will closely watch the impeachment process," Diokno stated.
"The House has already done its job, and I hope the Senate will fulfill its constitutional obligation to convene as an Impeachment court once the articles of impeachment are transmitted."
Bicol Saro Representative Terry Ridon expressed respect for the Senate's leadership selection process.
"Nevertheless, the process of transmitting the articles of impeachment to the Senate after the voting today will push through," Ridon added.