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Question 13
13. In June 2024, Carina, a private citizen, filed a verified impeachment
complaint against the Vice President of the Philippines for culpable
violation of the Constitution and betrayal of public trust. The
impeachment complaint was referred to the House of Representatives
Committee on Justice. In July 2024, the House of Representatives
approved the report of the Committee on Justice dismissing the
impeachment complaint due to the absence of resolution or endorsement
of any Member of the House of Representatives. In August 2024, a party-
list representative filed a second verified impeachment complaint against
the Vice President based on the same facts and grounds as the first
complaint. In September 2024, the second impeachment complaint was
referred to the Committee on Justice. The Vice President moved to
dismiss the second complaint arguing that no impeachment proceeding
can be initiated against the same official more than once within a period
of one year. May the second impeachment complaint be dismissed for
violation of the one-year bar rule? Explain.
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