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'Case closed': Dela Rosa says SC ruling on VP Sara's impeachment case needs no debate

Published Aug 5, 2025 04:31 pm

At A Glance

  • Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa believes there is no need to debate Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment complaint following the Supreme Court's ruling declaring it unconstitutional, affirming his consistent stance to uphold the Court's decision while remaining open to motions during the Senate's August 6 deliberation.
For Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, deciding on Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment complaint no longer requires any debate, given the Supreme Court's (SC) ruling that deemed it unconstitutional.
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Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa (Office of Senator Dela Rosa)
"In the first place nga, para sa akin (for me), there's no need for debate. Bakit pagdebatihan yan, nagsalita na ang Supreme Court? (Why debate it, when the Supreme Court has already spoken?)"  he said in an interview on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
"Di ako lawyer (I'm not a lawyer) as I have said, pero naniniwala ako (but I believe) that nobody is supreme and above than the Supreme Court, except God," he added.
The Senate will decide on Aug. 6 on whether or not to proceed with the impeachment trial of the Vice President following the recent SC ruling that declared the impeachment complaint unconstitutional.
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero announced on Tuesday, July 29, that the chamber, during an all-member caucus, agreed to set a specific date to deliberate on the matter. The move, he said, is intended to give senators sufficient time to study the SC’s 97-page decision, along with the concurring and separate opinions filed by five or six justices.
Dela Rosa said that his stand to dismiss the impeachment complaint never changed, remaining firm that they must abide by the ruling.
In relation to this, the House of Representatives filed a motion for reconsideration seeking the reversal of the Supreme Court’s (SC) immediately executory decision, filed by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) led by Solicitor General Darlene Marie B. Berberabe.
Dela Rosa said that if the SC reverses the ruling, it will be up to the plenary to make the necessary action.
"As I have said, I'm not over eager to move for dismissal at sa akin lang is makinig lang ako bukas, kung anong motion ang magsipapag-labasan (I will just listen tomorrow what motion will ba made). I am ready to support the side na pinapaniwalaan ko na tama (that I believe is correct)," he said.
"Yung side na yan, sumunod sa order ng SC, yan yung aking (that's been my) stand from then," he added.
Meanwhile, Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said that his position remains the same, stating that until the SC decides on the Motion for Reconsideration of the House of Representatives or says otherwise, they should respect its decision.
"While it is not yet final and executory, it is still the prevailing ruling and should guide us in the meantime," he said.
"I expect a long and possibly intense debate tomorrow, lalo na ngayong may nakabinbing MR mula sa House (especially now that there's a pending MR from the House)," he added.
Zubiri stated that these discussions are part of the process, and that he is prepared to listen to all sides so we can move forward in accordance with the Constitution and their rules.

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