Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio, through her legal counsel Michael T. Poa, on Monday asked the Senate, sitting as a court, to dismiss the impeachment articles against her, asserting that the allegations were “substantively deficient,” according to a report by BusinessWorld .
In a media briefing, Mr. Poa told reporters that the 50-page reply of Ms. Duterte includes a plea for dismissal of the articles, arguing that the charges do not meet the legal threshold required for impeachment.
The Senate is expected to deliberate on the motion, which raises procedural and substantive issues, as the impeachment proceedings move forward.