SEN. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday warned that legislative work in the chamber would be “crippled” if the impeachment trial of resigned Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Andres Bautista pushed through.

He shared the sentiment of Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon that Bautista’s impeachment trial would hamper the legislative schedule, particularly the passage of the proposed P3.7-trillion national budget for 2018 as well as the comprehensive tax reform bill.

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