US EditionPhilippine Senate Shelves VP Duterte’s Impeachment Case
PHILIPPINES, AUG 6 – The Senate faces a vote to respect the Supreme Court ruling that voided the impeachment complaint for violating the one-complaint-per-year rule, with 19 to 20 senators likely to comply.
- On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, the Senate set to deliberate on Sara Duterte’s impeachment after the Supreme Court declared the Articles unconstitutional, while the OVP remains silent on her whereabouts.
- Supreme Court declared the complaint unconstitutional in a 13-0-2 decision, and the House prosecutor team filed an appeal on Monday urging reversal or prospective application of new rules.
- During the plenary session, Senator Rodante Marcoleta moved to dismiss Duterte’s impeachment, citing the SC’s declaration, with Jinggoy Estrada saying 19 to 20 of the 24 senators would comply.
- Senate Minority Leader Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III opposed the motion, urging senators to wait for the Supreme Court’s reconsideration, while Bucoy warned acting now may be a waste of time.
- Some senators urged immediate action, while others requested more time, as Senate deliberations are set for 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, after revisiting the 97-page Supreme Court decision.
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MANILA – Sara Duterte, the feisty Philippine vice president and arch-rival of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, has gotten a new lease on political life after the Senate voted not to proceed with an impeachment trial against her. In February, Duterte became the first Philippine vice president to be impeached for charges of violating the constitution, […] The post Court gives Sara Duterte a new lease on political life appeared first on Asia Times.
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