Manila, Aug. 19 -- Vice President Sara Duterte's lawyers on Tuesday filed their comment on the House of Representatives' motion seeking the reversal of the Supreme Court (SC) ruling that junked the impeachment case against her.
The 27-page comment of the defense team, led by lawyer Philip Sigfrid Fortun, said the high court's July 25 decision "requires no factual correction" as "it rests on an unshaken foundation of truth."
The House, through the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), is seeking the reversal of the unanimous SC ruling that declared as unconstitutional the Articles of Impeachment against Duterte.
According to the SC ruling, the Articles of Impeachment are barred by the one-year rule under Article XI Section 3 paragraph ...
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