Philippines congress argues it has exclusive jurisdiction over removal of justices

The House of Representatives will insist on its exclusive jurisdiction over the impeachment complaint that was filed against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen. [ . . . ] “Impeachable officials, like Supreme Court associate justices, can only be removed by impeachment,” Rodriguez said in a virtual press briefing. “The Constitution is supreme over the rules of court, definitely. I believe that it was a mistake for the Supreme Court to proceed with the quo warranto especially because at that time Congress had already been hearing the impeachment,” he said.
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