Sarah Duterte's defense team welcomes the Supreme Court's ruling that the impeachment case is unconstitutional!
On Friday, July 25, the defense team of Vice President Sarah Duterte welcomed the Supreme Court's unanimous decision to declare the impeachment unconstitutional, stating that this ruling proves that the impeachment process against her was unconstitutional from the beginning.
In a statement, Michael Boya, spokesperson for the vice president's defense team, said they welcomed the court's ruling that the impeachment charges violated the constitutional one-year ban on the impeachment procedure for the same official.
Duterte's lawyers stated that this decision affirmed what they had consistently maintained from the beginning, and they also praised the court for upholding the rule of law, reinforcing the constitutional limits on the abuse of the impeachment process.
The Supreme Court specifically ruled that the fourth impeachment petition against Duterte fell within the prohibited one-year period, with the previous three petitions having been effectively dismissed when the House of Representatives recessed in February.
This decision effectively prevented the Senate from bringing charges against Sarah Duterte, but allowed new complaints to be filed starting February 6, 2026.
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