SC dismisses raps vs critics of VP Duterte ruling

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has cleared political analyst and Inquirer columnist Richard Heydarian, Akbayan partylist Rep. Perci Cendaña, and presidential anti-poverty czar Larry Gadon of indirect contempt, saying their sharp criticism of the high tribunal’s ruling on the impeachment proceedings in favor of Vice President Sara Duterte falls within the ambit of constitutionally