What’s in the SC ruling that upheld the bar on VP Sara’s impeachment

To clarify: this does not mean she was proven innocent. The impeachment was stopped because, according to the SC, it did not follow proper rules.

MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed that the 2025 impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte was unconstitutional.

To clarify: this does not mean she was proven innocent. The impeachment was stopped because, according to the SC, it did not follow proper rules. It also means that if groups want to file a new impeachment complaint after the one-year restriction, then they may do so.

In fact, just a few days after the SC’s ruling on the appeal, progressive groups and civil society organizations filed two impeachment complaints against the Vice President on February 2.

Here’s Rappler reporter Jairo Bolledo to explain what’s new about the SC ruling. – Rappler.com

Reporter, writer, producer, video editor: Jairo Bolledo
Supervising editor: Herbie Gomez

Editor’s note: The English subtitles of the video above were generated with an OpenAI model based on the video report written and produced by Rappler reporter Jairo Bolledo. The translation was reviewed by an editor and by our production team before publication.