A Facebook (FB) reel claimed that the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte has been “functionally dismissed.” This is false.
The June 4 video contained a clip of outgoing Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino delivering a speech at the Senate plenary, where he said:
“We must recognize this impeachment case is functionally dismissed by constitutional operation, and no action can be taken by the 20th Congress on the matter for lack of constitutional authority. Mr. President, kahit anong pilit, hindi maitatawid lalo na’t kung lalabag sa saligang batas (no matter how we insist, the impeachment cannot cross over especially if it will violate the Constitution).
The video was overlaid with the text:
“IMPEACHMENT NI VP (The VP’S impeachment), FUNCTIONALLY DISMISSED”
Tolentino’s speech in the Senate on June 2 was only a manifestation and not a declaration on the status of the case.
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