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This work is in the public domain in the Philippines and possibly other jurisdictions as stated by Republic Act No. 8293 because the expressed work is or is derived from a public document. Under RA 8293 (section 175), all official Philippine texts of a legislative, administrative, or judicial nature, or any official translation thereof, are ...
An example of how this limit works in practice are the attempts to impeach President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. While the Philippine impeachment procedures parallel the United States' impeachment procedures, the two procedures differ in two significant ways: the percentage needed to impeach and the numerical limit on impeachment procedures.
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, or GMA is a politician who served as the president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010. [1] During her tenure, she encountered six total complaints, one in 2005 and 2006, and two in 2007 and 2008. The 2005 complaint was based around cheating in the 2004 Philippine presidential election. It was rejected by House members ...
The Philippine lower house of Congress on Wednesday endorsed an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, the daughter of the country's firebrand former president, paving the way ...
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has asked the Supreme Court to nullify an impeachment complaint against her, making her first legal move to fight the case that could lead to her removal and ...
The impeachment complaint attained more than the minimum 102 signatures, or 1/3rds of the House of Representatives as required in the Constitution. With the signature threshold reached, the impeachment complaint constitutes as the formal Articles of Impeachment against Duterte and was transmitted to the Senate without a plenary vote.
Corona asked the impeachment court for a preliminary hearing; this was the first motion the impeachment court would hear. [33] Meanwhile, the prosecution asked the Senate to subpoena documents on 45 properties allegedly belonging to Corona. Aside from the documents, the prosecution also asked for the appearances of Corona, his wife and children.
The quo warranto petition against Maria Lourdes Sereno, filed before the Supreme Court of the Philippines, led to the landmark case Republic v. Sereno [note 1] (G. R. No. 237428), [3] [4] [5] which nullified Maria Lourdes Sereno's appointment as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, finding that she never lawfully held the office due to a lack of integrity for failing to file ...