The Supreme Court (SC) has abandoned the most restrictive due process requirements imposed in its original ruling on the House impeachment process, Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon said yesterday.
Ridon said that in resolving the motion for reconsideration on its earlier decision, the High Court recalibrated its position and adopted standards that are more workable and consistent with the Constitution.
He noted that under the original ruling, the Court required that the respondent be furnished with copies of the draft Articles of Impeachment and be given an opportunity to respond as part of the House’s internal proceedings.
However, he said the MR decision removed these requirements at that stage of the process.
Instead, Ridon said the SC laid down a revised framework for the House’s consideration of impeachment complaints.
Ridon said the ruling restores clarity to the House’s constitutional role in impeachment proceedings.
He added that the decision recognizes impeachment as a political and constitutional process entrusted to the legislature.
“The House remains fully committed to ensuring that impeachment proceedings—when warranted—are grounded on facts, evidence, and constitutional principles,” Ridon said.
