VP Sara Duterte files petition at SC to stop impeachment moves against her
Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during her press conference held at the Office of the Vice President central office, Mandaluyong City. (INQUIRER PHOTO/LYN RILLON)
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte has filed a petition before the Supreme Court (SC) to block the impeachment complaint filed against her in Congress.
According to the SC, the petition for certiorari and prohibition, with urgent application for temporary restraining order and writ of preliminary injunction, was filed on Tuesday, Feb. 18
This is on top of the same petition filed by a group of Mindanao lawyers the same day.
The petition seeks to nullify the fourth impeachment complaint filed by the members of the House of Representatives, citing Article XI of the Constitution which states: “No impeachment proceedings shall be initiated against the same official more than once within a period of one year.”
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Duterte’s petition came after she was impeached by the House of Representatives on February 5, 2025.
