Philippines VP Sara Duterte Asks Senate to Dismiss Impeachment Case

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has asked the Senate to dismiss the impeachment case against her as it violated the one-year ban set under the constitution.

In a copy of Duterte’s response to the articles of impeachment against her, she said the complaint was void from the start because under the 1987 Constitution, only one impeachment proceeding may be initiated against the same official within a year.