Manila, Feb. 20 -- Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Thursday said the Senate has a solid legal basis to act on an impeachment complaint even without a special session called by the President.

Speaking at the Kapihan sa Senado forum, Pimentel argued that both the Constitution and Senate rules allow the chamber to convene independently to process the Articles of Impeachment.

"Mabuti naman na nag-iingat nga siya (It is good that he's being careful)," Pimentel said, pertaining to Senate President Francis Escudero who earlier said Congress can only convene a special session through a call from the President but noted that this excludes the purpose of conducting impeachment proceedings.

Pimentel, however, noted that after a ca...