Lawyer urges SC to reject OSG's extension request in VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment case

Lawyer Catalino Generillo Jr. has urged the Supreme Court (SC) to deny the Office of the Solicitor General's (OSG) request for an extension regarding his petition on Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment.

Generillo filed a mandamus petition with the SC on February 14, urging the Senate to convene as an impeachment court and begin proceedings against Duterte without delay.

The OSG initially requested until May 9 to file its comment but sought an extension until May 24, citing a heavy workload; Generillo opposed this motion in his four-page opposition dated May 9.

Generillo argued that the SC's order was non-extendible and widely disseminated by media, stressing that Section 12 of the 2019 Amendments to the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure prohibits such motions for extension.

He urged the court to resolve the petition promptly to expedite the impeachment process, noting that the Constitution does not permit the Senate to delay its duty during recess.