Carpio: Sara Impeachment Followed Constitution

Carpio: Sara impeachment followed Constitution

Retired Supreme Court  senior associate justice Antonio Carpio has defended the House of Representatives’ impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, saying the institution “strictly followed” the Constitution in impeaching the Vice President.

Duterte mum on Aug 4 impeachment trial

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said that she would not comment on the decision of the Senate to hold the impeachment trial on August 4, saying that only her designated spokesman for the impeachment trial, Michael Poa, will only answer questions related to the impending trial.In her final meet and greet with reporters and supporters at The Hague, Duterte was asked for comment after Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said that the impeachm…