The Philippine House of Representatives has formally requested the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling that barred the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, who faces allegations related to an apparent threat to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The House maintains that the impeachment did not violate the constitutional one-year bar. Ahead of a Senate vote expected to terminate the trial, the Supreme Court has asked Vice President Duterte and associated lawyers to comment on motions for reconsideration of the decision. A group led by former Supreme Court justices Antonio Carpio and Conchita Carpio Morales has also urged the Court to preserve the status quo in the impeachment proceedings. The Supreme Court reiterated that its decision to halt the trial is immediately executory. In the Senate, motions to dismiss or archive the impeachment case have been filed by Senator Rodante Marcoleta, a Duterte ally, citing the Supreme Court ruling. However, other senators, including Minority Leader Tito Sotto and Risa Hontiveros, have urged caution, with calls to await the Supreme Court's final decision on the motions for reconsideration and to reconvene the impeachment court. The Senate vote on the Supreme Court's decision is scheduled for August 6, 2025.
Senator Risa Hontiveros takes the floor enumerating instances when Supreme Court reversed its decision. This is her reply to Marcoleta's statement that it's impossible for the Supreme Court to grant motion to reconsider. | via Bonz Magsambol/Rappler Stay tuned for more updates
Marcoleta has amended his earlier motion and is now moving to archive the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte. | via Bonz Magsambol/Rappler Stay tuned for more updates by visiting the Philippine Politics chat room in the Rappler app. https://t.co/OxV1I0deJ3
Hontiveros seconds Sotto's motion to table Marcoleta's motion to dismiss, pending MR decision. | via Bonz Magsambol/Rappler Stay tuned for more updates by visiting the Philippine Politics chat room in the Rappler app. https://t.co/bkvyplXCMv