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Concerned citizens join members of Bayan and the anti-corruption group TAMA NA in a protest outside the Supreme Court in Padre Faura, Manila, on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, coinciding with the High Court’s en banc session. The groups urge the justices to reverse their earlier decision dismissing the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, arguing that it undermines efforts to hold top officials accountable and disregards the public clamor for justice. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1754973885530viber_image_2025-08-12_12-31-43.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Concerned citizens join members of Bayan and the anti-corruption group TAMA NA in a protest outside the Supreme Court in Padre Faura, Manila, on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, coinciding with the High Court’s en banc session. The groups urge the justices to reverse their earlier decision invalidating the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, arguing that it undermines efforts to hold top officials accountable and disregards the public clamor for justice. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Progressive groups on Tuesday condemned the Supreme Court (SC) for declaring the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte as <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/25/supreme-court-duterte-impeachment-articles-unconstitutional-1601">unconstitutional</a>, urging the magistrates to overturn their decision.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/11/lawmaker-tags-sc-decision-on-vp-sara-impeachment-judicial-amendment-of-constitution-2143">Lawmaker tags SC decision on VP Sara impeachment &#x27;judicial amendment of Constitution&#x27;</a></div><p>Hundreds of protesters went in front of the Supreme Court here in Padre Faura to call on the justices to hear the plea of the public, shouting that they should protect the public’s interests.</p><p>Some artists also performed a rap that criticized money as the root of corruption, a portion of the lyrics were, “Pera kung pera lang yan. Walang ibang dahilan kung bakit nandito pa ang mga yan.”</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1281567326756221%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span>Former Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño said it is not yet too late for the High Court to reverse its ruling during their en banc session today.</div><p>“Mainam may pagkakataon pa sila baguhin ito. Kung hindi babaguhin ito ng Korte Suprema, matatapos ang labanan na ito sa lansangan. Hindi ko alam kung yan ang gusto ng Korte Suprema,” said Casiño.</p><p>“Pero kung babaligtarin ng Korte Suprema ang kanyang desisyon, magbubukas ulit ang proseso sa Senado at magagampanan ng Senado at Kongreso ang kanilang mga tungkulin sa Konstitusyon,” he added.</p><p>Casiño hoped that the SC justices side with the motions for reconsideration, saying their decision has “glaring, factual errors.”</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:316px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1955081222763254257&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-08-12T05%3A23%3A21.266462%3A928e3962-b6a6-474f-861d-e41d58f707e1%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=5447ea4e4d34930c8df2a1b8124a1e04bd07d21d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1955081222763254257"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>“Napaka-glaring na talagang sumobra ang overreach na ginawa ng Korte Suprema. Baka naman isa ito sa pambihirang pagkakataon na ire-reverse nila ang sarili,”  he said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/11/5th-motion-for-reconsideration-seeks-to-reverse-nullification-of-sara-duterte-impeachment-complaint-1717">Fifth motion for reconsideration seeks to reverse Supreme Court ruling on Sara Duterte impeachment</a></div><p>At present, there are five motions for reconsideration against the SC ruling filed by the House, 1Sambayan Coalition, Makabayan members, and even priests and lawyers.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/4/house-appeals-supreme-court-ruling-on-sara-duterte-impeachment-1610">House appeals Supreme Court ruling on Sara Duterte impeachment</a></div><p>The Makabayan earlier argued that the articles of impeachment were not unconstitutional, and that its transmittal to the Senate meant for a “trial to proceed forthwith.”</p><p>In its 13-0 decision, the High Court declared the impeachment trial of the vice president null and void because the first three complaints were effectively dismissed, triggering the one-year bar rule provided in the Constitution against the fourth complaint that was transmitted to the Senate.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PsksuAYWrIw?si=RweqgPIwq1kpoxvZ" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>Progressive groups on Tuesday condemned the Supreme Court for declaring the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte as unconstitutional, urging the magistrates to overturn their decision.</p>

Progressive groups on Tuesday condemned the Supreme Court for declaring the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte as unconstitutional, urging the magistrates to overturn their decision.

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