THE Supreme Court ruled that an impeachment case filed against Vice-President Sara Duterte (pic) violated the country's constitution due to a key technicality, a decision that blocks her upcoming trial over a raft of criminal allegations including her threat to have the president assassinated.

The Philippine Supreme Court has blocked an impeachment trial against Sara Duterte, marking a victory for the country's vice president. The lower house of the Philippine parliament had voted to impeach Duterte in February after she was accused of misusing public funds and threatening to kill President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.

Sen. Bong Go has emphasized that the declaration of the Supreme Court (SC) that the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte is “unconstitutional” must be respected. On Friday, the SC announced its ruling that the articles of impeachment against Duterte were declared unconstitutional;