The Supreme Court's 2025 ruling barred Duterte's impeachment then as the fourth complaint violated the one year bar rule; the ongoing impeachment trial is a separate proceeding that began in 2026
Claim: The ongoing impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte may be halted after the Supreme Court (SC) declared unconstitutional the fourth impeachment complaint against her.
Why we fact-checked this: The reel bearing the claim was posted on July 25 and has already received 158,000 views, 11,100 reactions, 1,100 shares, and 330 comments as of writing. It shows a photo of Duterte’s defense counsel, including lawyers Sheila Sison, Michael Poa, Carlo Joaquin Narvasa, and Mark Vinluan.
Background audio was attached to the reel, in which a narrator can be heard saying, “Breaking news! Impeachment trial posibleng ipatigil ng Supreme Court matapos idineklara ng Korte na labag sa Konstitusyon ang ikaapat na reklamong impeachment laban kay Pangalawang Pangulo Sara Duterte. Ang litratong ito ay galing mismo sa Supreme Court ng Pilipinas.”
(Breaking News! The Supreme Court may halt the impeachment trial after declaring the fourth impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte unconstitutional. This photo comes directly from the Supreme Court of the Philippines.)
Several Facebook users believed the claim. One comment reads, “Yes, thank you lord and thank you, your honors, the Supreme Court of the Philippines!”
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