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House rejects Sara Duterte camp’s filing of entry due to missing label
The Senate impeachment court anticipates delays as the House of Representatives refused to accept the formal entry of Vice President Sara Duterte's lawyers, citing a missing label on the document.
House Secretary General Reginald Velasco stated the document's content was not declared, and the House plenary had instructed them to defer acceptance of returned articles of impeachment.
The prosecution panel's decision is now awaited by the House.
The Senate impeachment court spokesperson, Reginald Tongol, had previously noted that court filings typically require proof of receipt by the opposing party, and the notation of refusal serves as evidence of the lawyers' attempt to serve the House.
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