If Vice President Sara Duterte resigns before an impeachment trial conviction, can she still run in the 2028 elections?
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“Well, if she resigns before there’s a judgment of conviction, then there’s no prohibition for her to run again,” Carpio said. “Impeachment is a process used to hold high-ranking officials accountable for alleged wrongdoing. If articles of impeachment have already been filed and the process is underway, Congress may decide whether to continue the proceedings,” La Viña said in a Facebook
Unlike Carpio, La Viña believes that if the proceedings continue, even with her resignation, if convicted, the impeachment court may still impose the penalty of disqualification to hold public office. “With the Senate voting on a bipartisan line to continue with trial despite the procedural objection that he had already left office,” he argued, further saying that Article XI, Section 3 is based on the American Constitution.
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