If an impeached official resigns while his or her trial in the Senate is underway, legal uncertainties emerge—particularly on whether the case becomes moot or if disqualification from future office remains on the table. Based on the impeachment primer from the University of the Philippines...
Despite Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III 's intention to convene the impeachment court at once, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Saturday, May 2, that the trial proper for respondent Vice President Sara Duterte may not begin until June. Lacson said that it...
The legal team of Sara Duterte has confirmed it will “definitely participate” in a potential Senate impeachment trial, even as it continues to challenge the legality of the proceedings before the Supreme Court. Lawyer Michael Poa, spokesperson for Duterte’s impeachment defense team, said...
House Deputy Speakers Paolo Ortega V and Janette Garin categorically denied over the weekend that congressmen were either bribed or forced to vote for the declaration of probable cause in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment case. Ortega, La Union 's 1st district representative,...
Veteran lawyer Lorna Kapunan has identified two of the possible articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte as the most compelling out of handful of alleged impeachable offenses that have been laid out against the latter. She said these were the Anti-Money Laundering Council 's...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon has highlighted another perceived lapse in the legal strategy of impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team. And this one is so big that Ridon believes the Duterte camp shouldn 't even be allowed to join the impending Senate...
Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte alleged on Friday that the Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) of congressmen will be scrutinized if they do not support the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. In a statement on his Facebook page on Friday, May 1, Duterte suggested that...
Former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Neri Colmenares believes that voting against Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment in plenary would be problematic proposition for House members who want to shield the lady official. According to the militant group leader, voting "no" to the Vice...
The camp of former president Rodrigo Duterte has sought permission from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to appeal the confirmation of charges against him, arguing that the tribunal committed “errors in law” that undermine the fairness of the proceedings. In a filing dated April 29,...
Battle lines are slowly but surely being drawn in anticipation of the Senate impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte. On the part of the House of Representatives, Committee on Justice chairperson and prospective lead prosecutor Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics"...
Vice President Sara Duterte visited her self-confessed "bagman" Ramil Madriaga and supporter former Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnie Teves at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City last year. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin...
While Malacañang did not dwell much on the new developments in the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, it believes that the House panel made its decision based on the evidence presented during the hearings. The House Committee on Justice on Wednesday, April 29, unanimously declared...
