Court lifts sub judice rule on dropped impeachment articles

Inquirer.net - Oct 13, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court lifted on Tuesday the sub judice rule on impeachment articles I, III and IV, pertaining to Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged misuse of confidential funds, bribery and grave threats, respectively. This comes after the court allowed the House prosecution panel to withdraw the three articles, leaving in focus

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