The Subpoena That Breaks the Constitution: When Power Decides the Law Doesn’t Apply
The Subpoena That Breaks the Constitution: When Power Decides the Law Doesn’t Apply In simple terms, what happened on Day 7 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial was more than a legal mistake. It was a fundamental breakdown in how a democracy is supposed to work. The Senate’s decision to dig into nineteen years of bank records, tax documents, and even her husband’s private finances crossed clear lines drawn by the Constitution and the Supreme Court. Instead of following rules meant to protect everyone, power chose to rewrite them for its own purpose. Breaking the Rules of Time and Fairness The Supreme Court had already ruled clearly in 2025: you can only impeach someone for actions they took *while holding the office* and *during their current term*. Sara Duterte became Vice President in 2022. Going back to 2007—when she was just a local official and her husband was a private citizen—violates that basic limit. This is unfair in a deep, human sense. People build their...
