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MANILA — Akbayan Party Rep. Perci Cendaña is not backing down on calling the Supreme Court&#x27;s ruling on the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte a betrayal of the Constitution and an insult to accountability.Cendaña issued the statement after several lawyers on Wednesday called for the High Court to cite him, analyst Richard Heydarian and presidential adviser Larry Gadon in indirect contempt for criticizing the Supreme Court ruling voiding the impeachment proceedings.&quot;I stand by my remarks until the Supreme Court sees how grossly unfair their decision is on dismissing Vice President&#x27;s impeachment case, how it demolishes our democratic principles, and how it serves the interests of the corrupt,&quot; said Cendaña in his statement posted on social media.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/30/cenda-a-gadon-heydarian-face-contempt-petition-over-comments-on-sc-s-duterte-impeachment-ruling-1428">Cendaña, Gadon, Heydarian face contempt petition over comments on SC&#x27;s Duterte impeachment ruling</a></div>&quot;I stand by it until they reconsider.&quot; Apart from criticizing the ruling, Cendaña said the SC had &quot;reduced itself to being the Supreme Coddler&quot; of Duterte, who faces allegations of misuse of her office&#x27;s confidential funds.Duterte has denied the allegations and attributed them to politics. Cendaña, Gadon and Heydarian were among the personalities who slammed the Supreme Court after magistrates unanimously said the trial violated a constitutional provision against multiple impeachment proceedings within a single year.<div> </div><div>DANGER OF FRIVOLOUS CASES </div>Two of Cendaña&#x27;s colleagues have meanwhile warned the SC ruling could lead to the filing of frivolous complaints just to trigger the one-year ban.Bicol Saro Rep. Terry Ridon said the decision could insulate officials from impeachment by having an ally at the House endorse a complaint against them.“Whether galawin ng Kongreso ‘yan o hindi man ‘yan galawin, magki-kick in po ‘yung one-year ban,” he said.(Whether the House acts on it or not, the one-year ban will already kick in)Mamamayang Liberal Rep. Leila de Lima, who has defended Cendaña&#x27;s comments as part of free speech also called the ruling &quot;very dangerous&quot;, saying impeachable officials could simple have someone file a frivolous complaint.“All other subsequent complaints, no matter how serious and beautiful the arguments there, barred already until another year,” she said.The House of Representatives will file a motion for reconsideration before the High Court no later than August 11.Cendaña said the Supreme Court justices &quot;have time to reverse their decision... time to save us from a looming  Constitutional crisis.&quot; He stressed the SC should heed the public clamor to push through with trial.&quot;They need to prove that they are the people’s Court, the vanguard of our Constitution. Panahon nang makinig ang Korte sa daing ng ating mamamayan at Pilipinas,&quot; he said. — with Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/30/de-lima-diokno-criticism-of-court-decisions-part-of-democracy-1649">De Lima, Diokno: Criticism of court decisions part of democracy</a></div>

Akbayan Party Rep. Perci Cendaña refused to back down from his stance regarding the Supreme Court's ruling on the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte.

Akbayan Party Rep. Perci Cendaña refused to back down from his stance regarding the Supreme Court's ruling on the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte.

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Cendaña stands by remarks vs SC ruling on VP Sara impeachment case

Dennis Gasgonia,

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Published Aug 01, 2025 12:49 AM PHT

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Updated Aug 05, 2025 04:06 PM PHT

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