VP Duterte-Carpio asks SC to void impeachment case

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.

The petition seeks a temporary restraining order against the Senate from acting on the fourth impeachment complaint transmitted by the House of Representatives.

Duterte-Carpio's camp alleges the impeachment proceedings are politically motivated.

A House impeachment prosecutor believes the Supreme Court lacks sufficient grounds for a temporary restraining order, asserting that the verification process was correctly followed.

The impeachment complaint against Duterte-Carpio includes seven charges and was signed by 215 House members.

Despite the petition to the Supreme Court, Duterte-Carpio remains willing to face the charges, according to her legal counsel, though she clarified that filing a petition to question the process does not mean she refuses to face the charges.

Personalities from the Makabayan bloc have criticized Duterte-Carpio's move, calling it a "blatant evasion of accountability" and a "usual Duterte turnaround" that attempts to escape accountability for her failure to explain the whereabouts of P125 million.