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Supreme Court impeachment ruling

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Supreme Court impeachment ruling.

Senate okays House records
The Senate impeachment court granted the prosecution’s request to take judicial notice of House impeachment hearings on Vice President Sara Duterte but ruled…
6 August 20261 MIN READ
High Tribunal ruling binds impeach trial — defense
The ruling stated that due process protections apply even before an impeachment case reaches the Senate and that impeachment charges must involve acts…
20 July 20261 MIN READ
Contempt petition a ‘publicity stunt’
Senate President Vicente Sotto III called a petition seeking to cite him for indirect contempt a “publicity stunt,” asserting that his disagreement with the…
15 February 20261 MIN READ
No judicial overreach
Former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez defended the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, saying the ruling…
7 February 20261 MIN READ
Judicial overreach or legislative excess?
Independence among branches does not mean freedom from limits; it means operating fully and effectively within them.
2 February 20261 MIN READ
Ejercito warns of ‘judicial overreach,’ rejects Cha-cha as fix
Senator JV Ejercito criticizes the Supreme Court’s decision voiding Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment, calling it “judicial overreach,” but warns that…
2 February 20261 MIN READ
High court vs low sense
Contrary to critics’ claims, the ruling that finally upheld the rejection of the steps taken to put Vice President Sara Duterte on trial did not introduce…
31 January 20261 MIN READ
House of Misrepresentatives
VP Duterte filed a challenge with the SC, arguing violations of due process and the constitutional one-year bar on multiple impeachments against the same…
30 January 20261 MIN READ
Booby traps disposed of
The 2025 ruling in VP Duterte’s favor demonstrates judicial receptivity.
28 January 20261 MIN READ
Impeachment debate and the Constitution we trust
The clash of these arguments reveals the delicate balance at the heart of our system.
28 August 20251 MIN READ
In the Supreme Court we trust
As a disciple of the law, my deepest concern is not the political victory of one camp over another, but the assurance that whatever resolution emerges is the…
24 August 20251 MIN READ
Baste defends sara, slams critics
Davao City Vice Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte dismisses President Marcos Jr.’s denial of involvement in VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment, criticizes opposition…
9 August 20251 MIN READ
Senate move exposes ulterior motive — House spox
The House prosecution warns the Senate against rushing to dismiss VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment case, urging it to wait for the Supreme Court’s ruling on the…
7 August 20251 MIN READ
SC orders Sara to answer House appeal on impeachment ruling
The House, in its appeal, maintained it properly exercised its exclusive power to initiate impeachment and that the Senate must try the case.
5 August 20251 MIN READ
Pro and con-tempt
Defenders of the Supreme Court have filed contempt petitions against critics they say crossed the line after the tribunal invalidated the impeachment case…
4 August 20251 MIN READ
Crossing the line
While their comments are bound to the right to free expression that allows for robust public discourse and holding institutions accountable, this fundamental…
31 July 20251 MIN READ
A Supreme Court decision like no other
It is important to underscore that the Court did not rule on the merits of the complaints; the decision focused solely on whether the Constitution had been…
31 July 20251 MIN READ
Risa and her soul not okay
Senator Risa Hontiveros expresses disappointment over the Supreme Court ruling halting VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, emphasizing the Senate’s sole…
27 July 20251 MIN READ