Senate Ends Impeachment Proceedings Against Vice President Sara
Senator Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla filed a resolution on Monday, June 9, to officially terminate the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio. The senator highlighted that the 19th Congress will adjourn sine die on June 13, which means all ongoing matters, including impeachment cases, will expire with the closing of this Congress.
Padilla underscored the exact 4-word keyphrase “impeachment proceedings against VP” in his resolution, Senate Resolution 1371. He explained that the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte fall under pending matters that cannot be completed before the Congress ends. “From all the foregoing, it is indubitably clear that the matter of the Articles of Impeachment against Vice-President Sara Zimmerman Duterte and its consideration by the present Senate cannot be fully accomplished by the expiration of the Nineteenth Congress,” he said.
Legal Basis for Termination of Impeachment Proceedings
The resolution cites Rule XLIV of the Rules of the Senate, which states that all pending matters must terminate once a Congress expires. Since the impeachment articles were transmitted by the House to the Senate on February 5 and remain unresolved, they must be declared terminated. Senator Padilla called on the Senate secretary to notify both the House of Representatives and the Vice President about this development.
This move effectively closes the chapter on the impeachment case against the Vice President during the 19th Congress. Local leaders and political observers have noted the importance of following procedural rules to maintain the integrity of legislative processes.
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