OSG backs revised impeachment threshold
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The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a petition filed by Senators Robin Padilla and Christopher “Bong” Go challenging the constitutionality of the Senate impeachment court’s revised voting threshold for convicting an impeached official.
In a 47-page comment filed Wednesday, Solicitor General Darlene Berberabe argued that the petition questioning the lowered threshold to convict Vice President Sara Duterte is without merit and premature.
The OSG also urged the high court to reject the petitioners’ plea for a temporary restraining order (TRO) or a status quo ante order (SQAO) against the Senate impeachment court’s 23 September ruling.