A draft resolution seeking to dismiss the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte is making the rounds in the Senate but will face many challenges before it can achieve its goal, incoming Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Wednesday.
Lacson, who received a copy of the “undated, unnumbered, (and) unauthored” draft, said that even if it is eventually adopted in plenary, it may still be overturned by the Supreme Court.
“I received a copy of the draft resolution from an insider in the Senate. It is making the rounds in the Senate so that if it gets enough signatures, it can be debated upon and possibly adopted if it has the support of the majority,” he said in Filipino in an interview on DZMM radio.
“But this is a resolution that can still be questioned before the Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court rules in favor of the petitioner, it can compel the Senate to continue with the impeachment trial,” he added.
In Filipino: Ping Lacson: Draft Resolution Para Ibasura ang Impeachment Case ni VP, Maraming Pagdadaanan