Impeachment
Ramaphosa refuses to resign over Phala Phala panel report
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President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed South Africans on Monday to declare he will not resign following the Constitutional Court ruling on the Phala Phala matter. He announced plans to seek a judicial review of the independent panel report. The president maintained that he has committed no crime.
South Africa's Constitutional Court has ruled that Parliament acted unconstitutionally by blocking an impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2022. The decision requires the National Assembly to establish an impeachment committee to examine the Phala Phala matter. Opposition parties immediately called for the president's resignation.
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The House of Representatives is expected to vote Monday on transmitting articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the Senate. Lawmakers say support has grown to at least 225 members, well above the 106 votes required.
The House justice committee unanimously voted on April 29 to find probable cause to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte based on two complaints. The complaints will be consolidated before transmission to the House plenary. If approved, Duterte would become the first Philippine official impeached twice.
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The Supreme Court ruled that the Senate "acted in a timely manner" in handling the first impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte in 2025. In a 14-0-1 decision, the high court defined "forthwith" in the Constitution as "within a reasonable time." This clarifies the Senate's process for impeachment trials.
After wrapping up its first hearing on Vice President Sara Duterte's alleged bribery and misuse of P612.5 million in confidential funds, the House committee on justice will focus on her alleged unexplained wealth at its next session on April 22. House committee on justice chair Rep. Gerville Luistro announced this following a press conference on Tuesday.
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During its first public hearing on April 14, 2026, the House Committee on Justice issued a subpoena directing former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV to testify and submit documents in the impeachment probe against Vice President Sara Duterte. The move came amid testimony from self-confessed bagman Ramil Madriaga detailing rapid spending of confidential funds, with the Commission on Audit affirming a P73.287 million disallowance on Office of the Vice President (OVP) expenditures.
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