The Supreme Court (SC) gave the House of Representatives and the Senate 10 days to respond to the petition of Vice President Sara Duterte that challenges the validity and constitutionality of the 4th impeachment complaint that was eventually transmitted to the Senate for trial.

In a press briefing on Supreme Court spokesperson Camille Ting said that the House of Representatives, Senate and House Secretary Reginald Velasco to comment on the petition within a non-extendible period of 10 days from notice.

The Senate does not require a special session to convene as an impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, a member of the House of Representatives prosecution panel said on Tuesday.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the House of Representatives, its secretary general, and the Senate to submit their respective comments on a petition filed by Vice President Sara Duterte seeking to nullify the fourth impeachment complaint lodged against her.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment is a spectacle of political partisanship, fuelling the Duterte–Marcos feud and doing little to restore the rule of law.

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Tuesday said Majority Leader Francis Tolentino should now “set the stage for the impeachment” trial of Vice President Sara Duterte in keeping with the mandate of the Constitution.

If there’s a will, there’s a way.”This was the statement of Makabayan senatorial candidate Teddy Casiño on Sunday as he criticized the Senate for delaying the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III urged Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino to act on the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte after Senate President Francis Escudero referred his letter to the Committee on Rules,

Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has submitted additional evidence to support his July 2024 complaint against Davao City Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte and several others in connection with the P6.4 billion shabu haul in a warehouse in Valenzuela City.

Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero asserted on Sunday that the Senate could not proceed with the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte without President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.

SC Spokesperson Atty. Camille Ting said that the court decided to ask the respondents to comment on the petition during its en banc session Tuesday.