Malacañang on Friday said it respects the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision declaring the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte unconstitutional.
Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro emphasized that the ruling does not address the merits of the impeachment complaints.
“Igagalang po ng Pangulo, ng administrasyon, kung anuman ang naging desisyon ng Supreme Court,” she said.
Castro noted that the decision does not absolve any potential accountability. “Hindi po ito patungkol sa paglilinis sa isang issue ng nasabing subject matter sa nasabing desisyon. So, kung may pananagutan, sabi nga po ng Pangulo–kung dapat managot, dapat managot,” she added.
The SC upheld its July 2025 ruling in a 50-page resolution promulgated January 28, citing violations of the one-year bar rule and the Vice President’s right to due process.
“Trabaho po iyan ng Kongreso, hindi po makikialam ang Pangulo,” Castro stressed.
The SC decision arose from the House’s handling of multiple impeachment complaints, including the archiving of earlier complaints, which the Court determined effectively violated the constitutional limit of one impeachment referral per year.
