SC ‘notes’ petition seeking reversal of Sara Duterte impeach ruling, oral args

The Supreme Court has taken note of a letter-petition that asked the court to reconsider its ruling  that declared the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte as unconstitutional.

In a notice dated August 12, the SC En Banc resolved to “note” the letter.

The letter, which had more than 100 signatories, also asked the Court to hold oral arguments on the matter.

The High Court declared in July that the Articles of Impeachment against Duterte are barred by the one-year rule under Article XI, Section 3(5) of the Constitution.

Three impeachment complaints were filed against Duterte in December 2024, all of which were connected with the alleged misuse of confidential funds.

It was the fourth impeachment complaint that was endorsed by over one-third of lawmakers from the House of Representatives and was later transmitted to the Senate as the Articles of Impeachment.

For their part, the Taumbayan Ayaw sa Magnanakaw at Abusado Network Alliance (TAMA NA), said that its convener David San Juan received the letter today, October 17. 

“At the very least, we can now confirm that the Supreme Court did tackle the related cases again. We hope that the High Court will issue a new decision on the matter soon,” TAMA NA said in its post. —AOL, GMA Integrated News