SC Asked to Junk Lawsuit on Impeachment Vote - BusinessWorld Online

OSG to SC: Junk Padilla, Go petition

The Senate impeachment court called on the Supreme Court  to throw out the petition from two senators who challenged an earlier ruling to lower the voting threshold to convict Vice President Sara Duterte.

SC asked to junk lawsuit on impeachment vote - BusinessWorld Online

THE Senate, through the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to dismiss…

OSG counters Go, Padilla challenge to Senate impeach vote: No grave abuse

MANILA, Philippines—The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) asserted that the Senate impeachment court acted within the bounds of the Constitution in lowering the number of votes required to convict or acquit Vice President Sara Duterte. The OSG said this in asking the Supreme Court to dismiss the petition for certiorari and prohibition filed by Senators Bong Go and Robin Padilla, which challenged the Senate’s revised voting rule.  In its comm…

Senate impeachment court asks SC to dismiss Go, Padilla voting threshold petition

The Senate impeachment court, through the Office of the Solicitor General, has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a petition filed by Senators Robin Padilla and Bong Go seeking to declare null the ruling on the voting threshold for Vice President Sara Duterte"s conviction.