MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Saturday said the indirect contempt case filed against him before the Supreme Court (SC) by several lawyers, including Ferdinand Topacio, was “merely a publicity stunt,” emphasizing that he just expressed disagreement with the high court’s decision on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.  Topacio and fellow lawyers Manuelito Luna, Harold Respicio, Mary Catherine Binag, and Virgilio Garcia asked the SC on Friday to cite Sotto in indirect contempt for his statements following the high court’s decision to affirm its earlier ruling striking down the impeachment complaints against Duterte.  READ: SC […]... Keep on reading: Sotto on indirect contempt case: 'Merely a publicity stunt'