Manila, April 29 -- The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday junked a petition seeking to compel the Senate to convene "forthwith" as an impeachment court to try the charges filed against Vice President Sara Duterte in 2025.

In an 14-0-1 verdict penned by Associate Justice Rodil V. Zalameda, the high tribunal en banc dismissed the petition filed by Catalino Aldeo Generillo Jr., saying the "mandamus, which is meant to enforce a clear legal duty, was not the proper remedy."

"The SC considered the petition moot because the Senate had begun impeachment preparations, and the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Duterte were nullified by the SC's July 25, 2025 Decision and January 28, 2026 Resolution in Duterte v. House of Representative...