Supreme Court Takes No Action on Sara Duterte Petition to Halt Impeachment Proceedings

The Supreme Court did not issue any order blocking the new impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte, Rappler reported. While Duterte earlier filed a petition asking the court to block the impeachment proceedings against her, the High Court did not issue a temporary restraining order. This allowed the House justice panel to continue its public hearing on her impeachment case.

The post received 1,300 reactions, 379 comments, and 161 shares as of April 28, 2026. It featured a composite photo of Duterte, House justice committee chair Gerville Luistro, House Senior Deputy Minority Leader Leila de Lima, House justice committee members Terry Ridon and Joel Chua, and Supreme Court justices including Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo.

The text on the photo asked in Filipino whether the impeachment had been stopped and claimed the court had decided and issued an ultimatum to the House. The House justice committee held a hearing on Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment on or around April 28, 2026.

Six days after the false claim was posted, the House justice panel approved its report containing the resolution setting forth the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte on May 4, 2026.

The impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte has been elevated to the House plenary, with the plenary vote expected on May 11, 2026. Securing one-third support from House members would impeach Vice President Sara Duterte for the second time.

The impeachment articles against Vice President Sara Duterte will be transmitted to the Senate, which will convene itself as an impeachment court for a trial.

Vice President Sara Duterte is accused of misusing public funds, amassing ill-gotten wealth, and making death threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. In January 2026, the Supreme Court affirmed the unconstitutionality of the previous impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte for violating the one-year bar rule.

However, this ruling does not affect the current impeachment proceedings against the Vice President.

Rappler has recently debunked a similar post falsely claiming that the Supreme Court has dismissed the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte.