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Lawyer questions SC’s ‘special treatment’ of Sara Duterte’s case
A former lawyer for the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) has accused the Supreme Court (SC) of giving Vice President Sara Duterte preferential treatment.
Catalino Generillo Jr. claims the SC violated the Constitution and its own rules by resolving Duterte's petition to block her impeachment trial before his own petition.
Duterte's petition, filed on February 18, sought to prevent her impeachment trial, while Generillo's petition, filed earlier on February 14, asked the SC to compel the Senate to begin her trial.
Generillo argues that his petition was ripe for a decision in May, while Duterte's petition only became ready for resolution in July, suggesting a delay in his case to prioritize hers.
He stated that the SC had a constitutional duty to decide his petition first, a duty also imposed by the SC's Internal Rules.
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