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‘Senate cannot comment on Sara’s petition vs impeachment’
The Senate has asked the Supreme Court to be excused from commenting on Vice President Sara Duterte's petition against her impeachment case, citing their role as the impeachment court.
In a manifestation filed before the high court, the Senate argued that Duterte's petition contains no allegations against the upper chamber.
The Senate asserted its constitutional power to try and decide all impeachment cases, making it unable to provide a comment on the petition.
The upper chamber formally requested that their "manifestation ad cautelam" be accepted as sufficient compliance with the Supreme Court's order for a comment.
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