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Vice President Sara Duterte joins Former President and Pampanga 2nd District Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during the 2025 KASARILAYAAN Pride Reception on Wednesday, June 25, at the LausGroup Event Centre in San Fernando, Pampanga. 

The annual gathering brings together LGBTQIA+ community leaders, advocates, and allies to celebrate Pride Month and highlight ongoing efforts toward inclusivity, equality, and the empowerment of the LGBTQIA+ sector.
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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/175541683519420250625-kasarilayaan-duterte-MT17 (2).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">Vice President Sara Duterte. <em>Maria Tan,</em> <em>ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — At least two business groups this week urged the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling declaring the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte unconstitutional, saying it also has &quot;economic&quot; repercussions.</p><p>In a <a href="https://mbc.com.ph/2025/08/15/statement-on-the-case-of-duterte-v-house-of-representatives-g-gr-no-278353-july-25-2025/">joint statement</a> released Friday, the Makati Business Club and Management Association of the Philippines, together with the Justice Reform Initiative and Integrity Initiative, said they intend to &quot;add to the voices of our nation’s luminaries and set forth our observations on why the decision in Duterte v. HOR merits reconsideration.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/12/progressive-groups-tell-sc-to-overturn-ruling-on-vp-sara-impeachment-1251">Progressive groups tell SC to overturn ruling on VP Sara impeachment</a></div><p>In late July, the Supreme Court ruled that a trio of earlier complaints logged against Duterte in the House — but voted on only at the committee level — had constituted impeachment proceedings. The court said a fresh impeachment attempt could be introduced, but not before February 6, 2026.</p><p>Motions of reconsideration have been filed before the Supreme Court, which has yet to resolve the case with finality.</p><p>The business groups, however, disagreed that the archiving of the first three impeachment complaints against Duterte constituted proceedings and &quot;deemed initiated,&quot; adding they also believe that the one-year bar rule had not been triggered by the actions of the House of Representatives.</p><p>&quot;If the framers of the Constitution intended that inaction by the House shall make an impeachment &#x27;deemed initiated,&#x27; it would have been so indicated,&quot; like the other provisions, the groups said.</p><p>They said that the impeachment process was established to serve the public, noting, &quot;it is not to shield a government official from the rigors of defending himself or herself, but to safeguard the people’s right to demand accountability from those who wield authority supposedly on their behalf.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" 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><div><br/></div><div><strong>ECONOMIC IMPACT</strong></div><p>The Supreme Court&#x27;s decision, the business groups said, also sends a &quot;dangerous signal throughout the bureaucracy that abuse of power and corruption carry no consequence.&quot;</p><p>They said: &quot;If we fail to hold the highest officials of the land accountable, how can we expect accountability from those below them?&quot;</p><p>They also argued that the government loses trust without accountability, and &quot;if uncorrected, this will institutionalize the flaws in our rule of law.&quot;</p><p>&quot;The impact is not only political, it’s also economic. When investor confidence retracts, when costs of doing business rise, when the supply chain struggles, invariably, it’s the consumers, the people, who will pay the price. Everyone needlessly suffers – as our history as a nation repeatedly taught us,&quot; they said.</p><p>&quot;We beg the Court to guard against the erosion of the constitutional design that can set aside the people’s sovereign will. Our fidelity must always be to the principle that no one stands above the Constitution, and no government official is supreme over the Filipino people they are sworn to faithfully serve.&quot; <strong>—With Agence France-Presse</strong></p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5wG4tAWR3OY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>At least two business groups this week urged the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling declaring the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte unconstitutional, saying it also has "economic" repercussions.</p>

At least two business groups this week urged the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling declaring the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte unconstitutional, saying it also has "economic" repercussions.

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