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Has the Impeachment of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte Been Defeated?

On June 23, Vice President Sara Duterte submitted her response to the Senate impeachment trial notice, pleading not guilty and requesting the dismissal of the charges against her.
The impeachment arises from a fourth complaint filed in February accusing Duterte of graft and involvement in a purported plan to assassinate President Marcos Jr.
Duterte's response contends that the complaint violates the 1987 Constitution’s one-year bar provision and rejects the accusations as unfounded and a misuse of the impeachment mechanism.
Her lawyers argued that once the complaint’s assertions and legal claims are removed, it amounts to little more than an insignificant document, and she pleaded not guilty to all accusations.
The trial is scheduled to begin in late July during the 20th Congress, but Duterte argues that the impeachment proceedings cannot carry over into the new Senate, indicating a possibility of dismissal.

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