Rodrigo Duterte among lawyers in SC bid to block VP Duterte impeachment
Former President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Sara Duterte | PHOTOS: Official Facebook pages of Rody Duterte and Inday Sara Duterte
MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte is among the legal counsel representing his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, in her Supreme Court petition seeking to block her impeachment.
Based on a copy of the petition, Vice President Duterte’s father-in-law, lawyer Lucas Carpio Jr., also joins former President Duterte and lawyers from the Fortun, Narvasa, and Salazar law firm in blocking her impeachment.
Vice President Duterte filed the petition for certiorari and prohibition with the urgent application for a temporary restraining order and writ of preliminary injunction on Tuesday, February 18.
The petition sought the SC to issue a temporary restraining order to stop the Senate from proceeding with the impeachment trial and to further “desist from doing any and all acts relative and pursuant thereto.”
Article continues after this advertisementIt also sought the SC to issue a final injunction, which would nullify and set aside the fourth impeachment complaint filed against the Vice President on February 5. The House of Representatives impeached her on the same day with 215 lawmakers singing the complaint.
Her petition is on top of a similar petition filed by a group of Mindanao lawyers on Tuesday.
READ: VP Sara Duterte files petition at SC to stop impeachment moves against her
