A purported connection between impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte and former Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. was floated during the House Committee on Justice 's public hearing Wednesday, March 25. This detail was brought up by Akbayan Party-list...
In a move that will test congressmen 's resolve in Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment case, the House Committee on Justice has summoned the respondent 's lawyer, Michael Poa, to attend the proceedings. The Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro-chaired...
Vice President Sara Duterte 's legal team has irked lawyer-legislator Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez for the second hearing in a row amid the former 's ongoing impeachment proceedings before the House Committee on Justice. This time, it was an "insulting" letter...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has begun security preparations for possible protests and rallies to mark former President Rodrigo Duterte’s 81st birthday on March 28. In a statement on Wednesday, PNP chief Police Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said he has already tasked chiefs of police...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte said Wednesday, March 25, that the House proceedings on her impeachment case are "unconstitutional" as it asserted that it is only the Senate that has the authority to conduct trials. Lawyers Michael Poa and Sheila Sison, part of Duterte 's...
The House Committee on Justice ordered the issuance of several subpoenas on Wednesday, March 25 in a bid to facilitate substantial discussions moving forward in Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment case. Foremost among these was the subpoena duces tecum and ad testificandum for detainee...
Citing jurisprudence on a past impeachment case, House Committee on Justice Chairperson Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro said that Vice President Sara Duterte 's non-participation in her own impeachment proceedings could be interpreted as "culpable violation of the...
Filipinos mainly cited anti-corruption efforts for trusting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., while reasons for trusting Vice President Sara Duterte were divided, with her pro-poor stance and leadership among those cited, according to a Pulse Asia survey released on Wednesday, March 25. The survey,...
The House Committee on Justice has confirmed that Vice President Sara Duterte and her defense team will not attend the scheduled first day Wednesday, March 25 of the "hearings proper" of the latter 's impeachment proceedings. Despite this, committee chairperson, Batangas 2nd district Rep....
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte 's ancestral house on Taal St., Bangkal, Barangay Talomo Proper here is temporarily closed to visitors. According to caretaker Mila, the Duterte patriarch 's former wife, Elizabeth Zimmerman, issued the directive. While the property is...
Expect the House Committee on Justice to move toward the presentation of evidence and witnesses in Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment case when it starts the "hearings proper" stage tomorrow, Wednesday, March 25. Chaired by Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics”...
The House Committee on Justice has no clue as of Monday, March 23 whether or not Vice President Sara Duterte would personally participate in her impeachment proceedings, which are about to enter the crucial "hearings proper" stage. Thus, said committee member Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon,...
