Vice President Sara Duterte, through counsel, has filed her answer before the Senate sitting as an Impeachment Court, a press release from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) said.
Without prejudice to the constitutional issues presently pending before the Supreme Court, the answer sets forth the Vice President’s defenses and raises significant constitutional, procedural, and substantive issues concerning the Articles of Impeachment and proceedings before the HOR and Committee on Justice, the statement said.
“At this stage, we believe it is best that the matters raised in the answer be addressed before the Impeachment Court rather than through publicity,” the press release quoted the legal counsel of the vice president.
“We trust that the Senate will discharge its constitutional duty with fairness, independence, and fidelity to the rule of law,” it added.*
