FALSE: SC ends VP Duterte’s impeachment case

A post circulating online claims that the Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed or blocked the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte.

CLAIM:

The post claims that SC allegedly dismissed or halted the impeachment case against Duterte and prevented the Congress from proceeding with the impeachment.

RATING: FALSE

CONCLUSION:

The SC did not dismiss the impeachment case, nor stopped the Congress from continuing the process. What was ruled out during the latest hearing was a separate legal probing into whether it could force the Senate to immediately act as an impeachment court. The next impeachment hearing is set to take place on May 4, 2026.

The SC did not dismiss the impeachment case, nor stopped the Congress from continuing the process. What was ruled out during the latest hearing was a separate legal probing into whether it could force the Senate to immediately act as an impeachment court. The next impeachment hearing is set to take place on May 4, 2026.

THE FACTS:

• The petition before the SC sought to require the Senate to immediately begin impeachment proceedings. But in a 14 – 0 – 1 decision, the Court denied the request.
• Under the 1987 Constitution, impeachment is exclusively within the authority of Congress:
  • The House of Representatives determine probable cause
  • The Senate acts as the impeachment court
  • The SC may only intervene in cases involving grave abuse of discretion
• Overall, the ruling did not dismiss the impeachment complaint, stop House proceedings, or alter any findings.
• The impeachment process in the Congress continues.

THE BOTTOMLINE:

SC did not dismiss or end the impeachment case entirely. It only clarified that it cannot direct Congress on carrying out impeachment proceedings.