The SC decision cited in the post was about a petition related to Duterte's impeachment in 2025; it does not nullify the ongoing impeachment trial
The claim originated from a video misinterpreting a Supreme Court decision regarding a petition related to Vice President Sara Duterte's previous impeachment case in 2025.
Duterte is currently facing an impeachment trial, which is ongoing in the Senate, based on complaints filed in February 2026. The video misleads the public by falsely presenting a Supreme Court decision about Duterte's 2025 impeachment as being related to the renewed impeachment drive against her.
The SC decision cited in the post was about a petition related to Duterte's impeachment in 2025; it does not nullify the ongoing impeachment trialThe video bearing the claim has already received 1,100 views, 63 reactions, 34 shares, and 9 comments as of writing. It was posted on July 7, amid Duterte’sAyan mga boss, panoorin natin, naglabas na ang Supreme Court na ipawalang-bisa ang articles of impeachment laban kay VP Sara.
” . Binasura ng Korte Suprema ang petisyon na naglalayong pilitin ang Senado na agad na mag-convene bilang impeachment court laban kay Vice President Sara Duterte. ” Some Facebook users in the comment section believed that the dismissal of the petition directly nullifies the ongoing impeachment trial against Duterte. There is no order from the SC nullifying the current impeachment proceedings against Duterte at the Senate.
The decision cited in the post refers to the SC’sin April 2026, saying that the Senate acted on the impeachment complaint in a timely manner and that the term “forthwith” in the Constitution means “within a reasonable time, which may be longer or shorter, depending on the circumstances of each case. ” This SC decision referred to the impeachment proceedings against Duterte in 2025, and does not nullify the ongoing impeachment trial which is based on a new set of complaints filed in February 2026.
It can be recalled that Duterte was impeached twice by the House of Representative. The lower chamber first impeached her inby the House in May. The new articles of impeachment are currently being heard in the Senate, convening as an impeachment court, sinceof misuse of confidential funds, unexplained wealth, bribery, and alleged threats to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and former speaker Martin Romualdez.
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