Petition filed to declare impeachment complaint as unconstitutional

MANILA, Philippines–Two lawyers on Tuesday filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to declare as unconstitutional the impeachment complaint filed against Chief Justice Renato Corona.

Homobono Adaza and Alan Paguia also asked the high court to issue a temporary restraining order to stop the Senate from proceeding with the impeachment trial scheduled to start on January 16.

The lawyers claimed that the impeachment complaint failed to comply with the requirements set under the Constitution.

They also said the complaint is not verified. “Verified, meaning the complainants read and understood the complaint.”

“Not having been verified, the so-called “verified complaint” is a mere scrap of paper with no legal effect,” the petitioners said.