US EditionDe Lima: Senate Can Still Hold Impeachment Trial, if SC Reverses
PHILIPPINES, AUG 3 – The Supreme Court cited due process violations and the one-year bar rule in voiding the impeachment complaint, while critics warn the ruling shifts impeachment powers to the judiciary.
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Philippines’ House Challenges Court Ruling Invalidating VP Duterte’s Impeachment
The Philippines’ House of Representatives on Monday asked the Supreme Court to reverse its decision nullifying the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte over an apparent threat to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
De Lima: Senate can still hold impeachment trial, if SC reverses
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate can still conduct the impeachment trial ofVice President Sara Duterte if the Supreme Court (SC) reverses its initial order, former senator and now Mamamayang Liberal party-list Rep. Leila de Lima said. De Lima, in an ambush interview after filing a bill on Monday said that while the decision of the SC on the impeachment is unanimous, there is still a chance that the High Tribunal reverses its order after the Hous…
‘SC impeachment rules gave itself undue power’
The Supreme Court “gifted itself” undue power when it imposed new rules for the initiation of impeachment proceedings in declaring as unconstitutional the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, the Philippine Constitution Association Foundation Inc. has observed.
PHILCONSA urges SC to revisit facts, questions new rules in VP Sara impeachment ruling
The Philippine Constitution Association (Foundation) Inc. urged the Supreme Court to review the factual basis of its ruling on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
House asks Supreme Court to reconsider impeachment decision
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives has asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision that the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte was barred by the one-year rule.The chamber filed a motion for reconsideration before the tribunal on Monday."This is not an act of defiance. It is an act of duty,” Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said."We do not challenge the authority of the Court. We seek only to preser…
The original article was translated into Filipino using an OpenAI model. An editor reviewed the translation before republishing. The historic impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte seemed to be a ball-and-a-half-ball that was passed from the House of Representatives to the Senate, which was later returned to the House by remand of the complaint. As these events unfolded, the Supreme Court (SC) watched from the sidelines. In the past, the SC …
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