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House to assert independence in impeachment process
The House of Representatives announced it will "exhaust all remedies" after the Supreme Court (SC) declared the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte unconstitutional.
House spokesperson Princess Abante stated that the move aims to "preserve the sanctity" of Congress' constitutional role concerning the political nature of impeachment proceedings.
She emphasized that initiating impeachment proceedings is an exclusive power of the House, as affirmed in the Francisco v. House of Representatives case.
Abante warned that judicial interference in this process could undermine the democratic safeguard that impeachment represents, calling the SC's decision a violation of the one-year bar rule.
The SC's unanimous decision cited Article XI, Section 3, Paragraph I of the Constitution, stating the complaint was "barred by the one-year rule" and emphasizing "fairness or due process of law" in impeachment.
Abante concluded that impeachment is a political act stemming from the people's will and should not be stifled by legal technicalities, asserting "This is not defiance. This is constitutional fidelity."
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