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INQToday: Impeachment rap’s return has no legal basis – House to Senate
The House of Representatives' prosecution team asserts that the Senate impeachment court's decision to return the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte lacks legal basis.
The prosecution argues that the impeachment complaint filed against the Vice President did not violate the Constitution.
The House has formally rejected the return of the Articles of Impeachment through House Resolution No. 2346.
They submitted a copy of this resolution to the Senate, certifying that the impeachment proceedings followed constitutional provisions.
Senate President Francis Escudero stated that the impeachment court can junk the case against Vice President Sara Duterte by a simple majority vote, which requires at least 13 votes.
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