PH 'very lucky' if VP Sara's 'defective' impeachment case dismissed by SC—spox

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A Supreme Court decision terminating the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte meant that the country would be spared from spending millions on a “defective” trial, Office of the Vice President (OVP) spokesperson Ruth Castelo said. (MB video by Raymund Antonio | MB)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/07/16/ph-very-lucky-if-vp-saras-defective-impeachment-case-dismissed-by-scspox  Join this channel to get access to perks:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5664f6TkaeHgwBly50DWZQ/join   Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin   Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin  Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin   #ManilaBulletinOnline  #ManilaBulletin  #LatestNews

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00:00Whatever legal strategy her lawyers are taking is also right.

00:06These are two things that are already on the lawyers of the vice president, not on her anymore.

00:14Whatever the Supreme Court says on her case, then we proceed.

00:18If the Supreme Court says there is no need because it should be dismissed for technical reasons or whatever,

00:27whatever reason that the court gives, if it's for the impeachment trial that is fined, the vice president is ready.

00:38If it's not, if the Supreme Court says it cannot be heard at this time,

00:43and then we'll be very lucky actually as a country because we'll save millions and millions of people,

00:50of money on a trial that is technically defective from the beginning.

00:56So, okay lang na kung hindi talaga dapat na ituloy, tama lang rin naman.

01:02Huwag tayong magsayan ng resources ng bansa.

01:05Mas marami tayong kailangan ng pagkagastahan kesa sa trial na matatechnical rin sa duro.

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