Vice President Sara Duterte slammed her detractors, saying she was being attacked because she was a hindrance to their personal ambitions. "To them, we are a hindrance, an obstruction to the path of their personal ambition, an enemy they must eliminate to clear their way," Duterte said in her...
Vice President Sara Duterte has celebrated Independence Day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and among the personalities who came with her was Senator Imee Marcos. In her speech, she repeatedly mentioned the presidential sister. One of the several shoutouts was when she praised her Filipiniana dress,...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte marked Independence Day on Thursday, June 12, with a message of national pride and personal grief over the injustice against his father former President Rodrigo R. Duterte. In a statement released Wednesday evening, Rep. Duterte...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Thursday, June 12 that the House of Representatives has yet to confirm that it has accepted the copy of the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte which the Senate, as an impeachment court, has returned to their chamber. ...
As Vice President Sara Duterte looked back at the sacrifices of the country’s heroes in fighting for freedom, she reminded Filipinos on Thursday, June 12, during the Philippines’ 127th Independence Day celebration to continue to defend the country against oppressors and abusers. ...
While Malacañang maintained that the impeachment is not the focus of President Marcos, it reminded that procedures related to the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte should not be manipulated. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro reiterated that the...
The Davao City Regional Trial Court Branch 53 is set to arraign a businessman who earlier accused Rep. Paolo Duterte of physical assault and grave threat next month after formal charges of expanded anti-trafficking in persons were filed against him. Based on the calendar of activities of the court,...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero defended the Senate’s decision to return the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the House of Representatives without dismissing the case, saying it was within the powers and discretion of the Senate sitting as an impeachment...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) confirmed on Wednesday, June 11, that it has received the summons from the Senate impeachment court. Vice President Sara Duterte (MB File Photo) “The Office of the Vice President confirms receipt of the summons issued by the Senate Impeachment Court at...
The Duterte camp failed to disqualify two of the judges of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC I) to adjudicate on the jurisdiction challenge filed by former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense lawyers. Former president Rodrigo Duterte at his initial appearance...
Voting 18-5-0, the Senate Impeachment Court has decided to return the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the House of Representatives but “without dismissing or terminating the case.” Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero, acting as the presiding officer of...
It is improper for any senator acting as judges in the impeachment trial to push for the dismissal of a pending impeachment complaint, returning Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Wednesday, June 11. Lacson made the remark as he questioned the move of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, a...
