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Bato says Senate action showed impeachment rap ‘infirm’; Koko disappointed
Senator-judges voted 18-5 to return the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the House of Representatives without dismissing the case.
Senator-judge Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa viewed the return as a victory, stating it signifies agreement that the impeachment complaint was constitutionally infirm.
Dela Rosa's original motion was to dismiss the complaint, but Senator-judge Alan Peter Cayetano amended it to return the articles to the House.
While not explicitly dismissed, Dela Rosa believes the return is practically equivalent to a dismissal of the impeachment case.
Dela Rosa challenged the House of Representatives to attest that they did not violate the one-year ban rule against filing multiple impeachment complaints within a year.
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The House of Representatives is seeking clarity from the Senate regarding the return of the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte.
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Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa moved to dismiss the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, citing "constitutional infirmities" and "questions on the jurisdiction and authority of the 20th Congress."
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Eighteen senators voted to return articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Z. Duterte to the House of Representatives due to alleged constitutional infirmities.
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Senator Bato dela Rosa initiated a draft resolution to dismiss impeachment articles against Vice President Sara Duterte, citing insufficient time for the Senate to deliberate before the next Congress convenes.
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Senator Risa Hontiveros criticized the continuous delays in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, calling them "obstructions dressed up as protocol" and a "betrayal of constitutional duty."
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