A YouTube video claims that the House of Representatives can no longer appeal the Supreme Court's unanimous decision declaring the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte unconstitutional. This is false.
At least three Facebook posts used a video clip of Sen. Risa Hontiveros saying she will "defy the Constitution." The video was edited to mislead. The clip was extracted from her June 9 media conference where she emphasized that she would not allow the Senate to defy the Constitution in connection with the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
The clip of Sen. Francis Tolentino’s speech was only a manifestation. The impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte was remanded to the House of Representatives on June 10 but “is not dismissed” according to Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano.
Social media posts claimed that the impeachment trial against VP Sara Duterte will no longer continue. This is not true.
These are some scenes inside the Senate plenary hall before the 18-5 vote was taken. Take note of Villanueva’s moves especially the last photo.
What is clear in the statements of these senators, who are holding very powerful positions in the chamber, is that they selectively use the law to spare Sara Duterte from being held accountable for her misdeeds.
The question on whether or not the incoming 20th Congress—whose term begins at noon on June 30 but will convene as a legislative body on July 28—could continue the impeachment process remains unsettled.
As the nation awaits the resolution of whether Vice President Sara Duterte's trial could proceed during the 20th Congress after it convenes in July, let's look back at the history and timeline of impeachment cases in the country.
A YouTube video claimed that Senate President Chiz Escudero has junked the impeachment case against VP Sara Duterte. This is false.
Netizens circulated a fake quote card showing senatorial candidate Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan supposedly vowing to vote, if elected on May 12, for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
