The lawyers argue that the articles of impeachment used against Vice President Sara Duterte allegedly suffer from several constitutional infirmities, and are therefore invalid
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MANILA, Philippines – A group of Mindanao lawyers, allied with former president Rodrigo Duterte, has filed a petition with the Supreme Court to block the The lawyers also asked the SC to issue a temporary restraining order against the impeachment proceedings. If issued, a TRO may temporarily stop an order from being implemented.the Vice President on February 5, making the former presidential daughter the first vice president to face such a fate. A total of 240 lawmakers signed the petition, including Speaker Romualdez and presidential son, Ilocos Norte 1st District Sandro Marcos.
“It’s up to the Supreme Court but we pray that the Supreme Court will grant our prayers,” Torreon said, when asked how confident they were that the High Court would favor their petition.
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