DESIGNATING Senator Francis Joseph “Chiz” G. Escudero as presiding officer of Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s impeachment trial might do little to restore public confidence in the Senate, political analysts said, citing controversies that marked the chamber’s handling of the case last year.

“Do we expect a deja vu or do we expect a different behavior on the part of Senator Chiz?”, a political analyst asked.