The lead legal counsel of Vice President Sara Duterte, Attorney Sheila Sison, has criticized lawmakers who opposed their Supreme Court petition questioning the legality of the impeachment case against the vice president.
According to Sison, Duterte has the right to exhaust all legal remedies under the Constitution, including seeking a temporary restraining order and a writ of preliminary injunction to halt the impeachment trial.
The veteran lawyer argued that the House of Representatives does not have absolute power to initiate all impeachment cases. She emphasized the need to follow constitutional standards, such as proper complaint filing procedures, the required number of votes to move the complaint forward, and adherence to the one-year constitutional ban on filing impeachment cases.
Sison also took a swipe at legislators who criticized Duterte’s legal move without thoroughly reviewing the merits of their petition. She accused them of making premature judgments without understanding the constitutional grounds they are challenging.
Meanwhile, Duterte’s camp has urged the Supreme Court to act on their petition before the Senate begins the impeachment trial. They argue that the impeachment complaint has constitutional flaws that must be addressed before any proceedings move forward.
