Tongol: Impeachment ‘bullet-proof’ after SC petition dismissal
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court’s swift dismissal of the petitions seeking to nullify the impeachment court’s Sept. 23 ruling on the 2/3 vote requirement needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte proves that its interpretations and proceedings are “constitutionally bullet-proof.”
That’s according to Senate impeachment court spokesperson Reginald Tongol.
In a statement, Tongol said the impeachment court acknowledges the decisive action of the Supreme Court en banc.
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“The Supreme Court’s prompt dismissal of these cases on procedural grounds—specifically lack of standing and prematurity—effectively confirms the interpretations and proceedings of the Senate Impeachment Court are constitutionally bulletproof,” he said.
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“By junking these challenges, the Highest Court has drawn a definitive firewall around the independence of the Senate as an Impeachment Court, confirming that its proceedings cannot be held hostage by premature judicial meddling or collateral litigation,” Tongol stressed.
He added that the impeachment court’s ruling “stands undisturbed and shall continue to perform its constitutional mandate to solely try and decide the impeachment case before it without unnecessary stalling or external distractions.” /mr
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