Solon-prosecutor Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno expects the prosecution’s presentation of evidence against impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte to pack an even bigger punch in the coming days. According to Diokno, the opening week of the impeachment trial was devoted to...
It wasn 't exactly a spotless Senate impeachment court debut for lawyer Sheila Sison, lead defense counsel of respondent Vice President Sara Duterte, on Monday, July 6. This, after both the presiding officer, Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero; and prosecutor, Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno...
Will Vice President Sara Duterte’s empty chair visual make a comeback during her Senate impeachment trial, which is set to begin on July 6? It may or may not happen, but what 's important is to have an actual, physical chair with the impeachment respondent 's name on it. Thus, said...
The allegations that the two Grade 9 suspects in the San Jose National High School shooting incident were victims of bullying must not be ignored. Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno has placed a spotlight on this detail as he called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to address the persistent...
Senator-judges must exercise "political neutrality" during the course of Vice President Sara Duterte 's upcoming impeachment trial. Thus, said House prosecution panel member Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno, as he highlighted the importance of this cconstitutional task of the 24-member...
Who says fathers don 't deserve lengthy paid leaves like mothers? Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno takes up the cudgels for dads by filing House Bill (HB) No. 9891, or the aptly named Paternity and Parental Leave Act (PAPA Leave Act). The measure--if and when enacted--expands leave benefits...
Members of the House prosecution team in Vice President Sara Duterte 's upcoming impeachment trial said that a delay in the proceedings doesn 't equate to an advantage for the respondent. Public prosecutor Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno and prosecution panel spokesperson Kabataan...
Members of the House prosecution panel are urging law schools, communities, and civil society groups to organize "impeachment trial watch parties" once the Senate impeachment court begins hearing the case against Vice President Sara Duterte. Prosecution panel spokesperson, Kabataan Party-list Rep....
Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno has underscored the need for policymakers to assess whether or not the current allocation of pass-through costs remains fair to consumers. Diokno did so as he backed calls from labor and consumer groups to have Congress review the Manila Electric Company...
Another non-answer. That 's how House impeachment prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon described Vice President Sara Duterte 's answer before the Senate sitting as an impeachment court on Monday, June 1. "The House prosecution panel will submit its reply within the mandated...
The Senate will further disgrace itself if it decides to block the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte before hearing the evidence in an actual trial. Akbayan Party-list Rep. Perci Cendaña had this to say Friday, May 15 even as his House colleagues from both the minority...
Ranking House of Representatives members are up in arms over the glut of pass-through charges on electricity bills that consumers have to pay. Such charges include the Senior Citizen Discount, Lifeline Rate discount for 4Ps beneficiaries, Feed-in Tariff Allowance, and Green Energy Auction Allowance...
