Lawyers seek to stop VP Sara Duterte impeachment hearings

MANILA, Philippines — A group of lawyers asked the Supreme Court to declare as unconstitutional the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte at the House of Representatives. In a 186-page petition, Israelito Torreon and lawyers Victor Rodriguez, Martin Delgra III, Jimmy Bondoc, Raul Lambino, Luna Acosta-Manlitoc and four others filed a petition for certiorari and prohibition, with prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or writ of preliminary injunction, against the House and its committee on justice chaired by Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro The Davao-based Torreon, who also served as counsel of jailed televangelist Apollo Quiboloy and absentee […]... Keep on reading: Lawyers seek to stop VP Sara Duterte impeachment hearings

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