The Supreme Court's 2025 ruling barred Duterte's impeachment then as the fourth complaint violated the one year bar rule; the ongoing impeachment trial is a separate proceeding that began in 2026
Senate Impeachment Court Spokesperson Atty. Reginald Tongol insisted that the ruling to be issued by presiding officer Chiz Escudero on the issuance of public statements will include all those covered by rule 18 of the impeachment court. This is in relation to the ruling to be issued by the Senate Impeachment Court regarding the social media post by Atty. Amando Ligutan of the prosecution team against the defense regarding the issue of misleadin…