Atty. Samson So Tan of the Liceo de Cagayan University College of Law stated that current legal actions involving Vice President Sara Duterte reflect jurisdictional tensions between judicial processes and constitutional mechanisms.
Tan clarified that the constitutional mandate of impeachment is restricted to removal from office rather than criminal incarceration while an official remains in office.
He urged the Supreme Court to issue definitive rulings to prevent statutory mechanisms from being utilized for political maneuvering.
