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SC orders House, Senate to comment on Sara’s plea
The Supreme Court (SC) has given the House of Representatives and the Senate 10 days to respond to Vice President Sara Duterte's petition challenging the impeachment charges filed against her.
The SC did not issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Senate from holding her impeachment trial.
The petition argues that the House of Representatives circumvented the one-year bar by ordering its Secretary-General to freeze the first three impeachment complaints to make way for the fourth, which was filed later.
Duterte's legal team seeks judicial intervention to uphold due process and address legal and constitutional concerns regarding the impeachment proceedings.
The impeachment articles against VP Duterte include accusations of conspiracy to assassinate President Marcos, misuse of confidential funds, bribery in the Department of Education, unexplained wealth, involvement in extrajudicial killings, and destabilization efforts.
The SC also discussed a similar petition filed by lawyers and individuals from Mindanao but took no immediate action.
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Twenty-nine Mindanao lawyers have asked the Supreme Court to halt the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, arguing the complaint is constitutionally deficient and violates due process.
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Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio's legal team has asked the Supreme Court to nullify the impeachment case against her, arguing it violates the constitutional prohibition against filing more than one complaint within a year.
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Vice President Sara Duterte has asked the Supreme Court to issue a temporary restraining order to stop her impeachment trial in the Senate, filing a petition on February 18.
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House impeachment prosecutors and leaders have criticized Vice President Sara Duterte's camp for filing a petition before the Supreme Court to halt her impeachment trial, labeling it a "desperate attempt to evade accountability."
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The Senate leadership has deferred to the Office of the Solicitor General to respond to the Supreme Court's order regarding the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte.
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