00:01The House of Representatives reacts to the High Court's decision to avoid the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte Friday, July 25.
00:09In a statement, it says,
00:10Akbayan Representative Percy Sendanya did not mince words.
00:30Mamamayang Liberal Representative Laila de Lima says,
00:41I respect the Supreme Court, but in a case of this magnitude, transcendental constitutional importance, we must demand clarity, not shortcuts.
00:52Naniniwala ako na dapat matuloy yung impeachment trial.
00:55Yung mandato, tungkulin at kapangyarihan na nakasaad sa saligang batas ay nasa Senado at walang iba.
01:03But the Senate Impeachment Court says it will toe the line.
01:06In a statement, it says it is, quote-unquote,
01:09duty-bound to respect the Supreme Court's decision to bar impeachment proceedings against Duterte for one year, citing due process.
01:16Duterte's defense team, meantime, welcomes the decision.
01:25The lawyer say Friday, July 25, the decision of the Honorable Court affirms that we had maintained from the outset that the fourth impeachment complaint is constitutionally infirmed.
01:37The House did not act on three impeachment complaints filed against Duterte in December 2024.
01:43The fourth complaint, filed on February 5, led to her impeachment.
01:46The vice president herself raised the issue before the Supreme Court, arguing the House violated the Constitution's one-year bar rule.
