Court Dismisses Plea to Block VP Duterte Impeachment Proceedings - BusinessWorld Online

Mans Carpio eyes appeal on tax record case

MANILA, Philippines — The camp of Atty. Manases “Mans” Carpio, husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, is considering an appeal after a Quezon City court dismissed their petition seeking to block the House of Representatives Committee on Justice (HCOJ) from subpoenaing their tax records in connection with the Duterte impeachment. The Carpio camp on Friday said the issue of protecting a taxpayer’s privacy “is not yet fully closed,” as they contin…

QC court case not aimed at stopping VP Sara’s impeachment proceedings, says Carpio camp

The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte’s husband, lawyer Manases “Mans” Carpio, clarified on Friday, May 8, that the case filed before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City does not seek to stop or interfere with the ongoing impeachment proceedings in Congress, but instead focuses solely on protecting confidential tax records from unauthorized disclosure.In a statement, the Carpio camp said the petition specifically asked the court to p…

Court dismisses plea to block VP Duterte impeachment proceedings - BusinessWorld Online

A QUEZON CITY Regional Trial Court (RTC) dismissed a petition to prevent the House Justice Committee from continuing impeachment proceedings against Vice-President (VP) Sara Duterte-Carpio over its lack of jurisdiction.  In a five-page order dated May 6, Quezon City RTC Branch 81 Judge Madonna C. Echiverri said the court has no jurisdiction to hear the petition against the House Committee on Justice (HCOJ), as it is part of the power exclusively…

QC court junks petition to halt House impeachment vs Sara Duterte

The Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) has junked the petition filed by lawyer Manases Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, seeking to stop the ongoing impeachment proceedings against her.

QC court rejects Mans Carpio's bid over Sara's impeachment records

Court says the petition over impeachment proceedings against Carpio's wife, the vice president, should have gone to the Supreme Court.

QC court junks Mans Carpio plea to stop impeachment proceedings vs Sara Duterte

MANILA, Philippines – A Quezon City court threw out the petition filed by Vice President Sara Duterte’s husband Mans Carpio that sought to stop the impeachment proceedings against his wife. “The respondents are acting in the official capacity as part of the House committee on justice, a co-equal branch of the government, hence, the case at bench should have been filed with the Supreme Court,” the ruling of QC Regional Trial Court Branch 81 read,…