Manila, March 26 -- As the 19th Congress prepares to resume on June 2, Senate President Francis Escudero said the Senate's top priorities will be completing key legislative measures and laying the groundwork for the potential impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.

"Pangunahin muna 'yong trabaho namin sa larangan ng lehislasyon," Escudero said Wednesday during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay briefing.

Among the bills the upper chamber will tackle include the proposed Right of Way law, the 99-year lease measure for foreign investors, and the charter extensions for the National Housing Authority, Development Bank of the Philippines, and the National Economic and Develpment Authority, all of which are set to expire this year.

"These a...