The House prosecution team seeking to convict Vice President Sara Duterte has beefed up its ranks ahead of the controversial official’s Senate impeachment trial. From 11, there are now 15 private prosecutors for the task, following the introduction of experienced litigators Theordore Te, Reynaldo...
The pre-trial conference (PTC) for Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial--which entered its fourth day Wednesday, June 24--is now over halfway complete in terms of the marking of documents. Perhaps more importantly, the actual trial is still on track to begin on July 6, as...
Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima said the tragic Tacloban City school shooting--where at least three minors died--must not be used to spread "false narratives". This, as De Lima joined on Monday, June 22 the growing list of lawmakers who have condemned the incident that rocked...
Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro has branded as "fake news" the reports that the House prosecution panel has been outclassed by Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team in the ongoing impeachment pre-trial proceedings. “That is not true. I charge it to fake...
Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima believes that impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte 's tendency to have emotional outbursts or so-called "meltdowns" is a "concern" for the latter 's defense team. "Yes, this could be a concern for the defense," says De...
Ranking House of Representatives members have lambasted China for the reported deployment of a floating structure within the waters of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in Zambales less than a month before the 10th anniversary of the Philippines ' arbitral award. Criticizing Beijing 's...
As a way to expedite the delivery of aid to earthquake-stricken Mindanao, Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima has filed a measure seeking supplemental funding for fiscal year 2026 to augment the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (NDRRMF). De Lima 's House...
Ranking House of Representatives members view as a positive development the latest upheaval at the Senate--which has led to the installation of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian as Acting Senate President. Leading Gatchalian 's well-wishers in the lower chamber was none other than House Speaker...
Senator Risa Hontiveros, on Wednesday, May 27, rejected comparisons between the Senate majority’s current push for videoconferencing in Senate proceedings and a 2021 appeal that sought former senator Leila de Lima 's participation while she was detained. In a statement, Hontiveros said the...
Mamamayang Liberal (Ml) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima has castigated China 's "entitled bully" posture , which has once again placed it at odds with the country’s position in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) amid talks of a joint energy exploration deal. This, as De Lima and her fellow members...
Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima has had enough of ticket scalpers, who suck a lot of the fun away from Filipinos ' participation in events such as concerts and sports spectacles. It is for this reason that De Lima filed House Bill (HB) No. 9171, which sought to protect...
ILOILO CITY — A congressional inquiry is being eyed on the proposed Boracay bridge project where the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) awarded the P7.78-billion contract to a subsidiary of San Miguel Holdings Corp. despite strong objection from local communities. In House...
