Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Monday, Feb. 9, that a constitutionally-mandated process of accountability, such as impeachment, should not be brought down to the same level as personal motives. “Ang ganyang ka-importanteng constitutional process kasi ng accountability ang isang impeachment, di...
President Marcos is confident lawmakers will base their decision on evidence rather than politics following the Justice panel’s adoption of a report dismissing impeachment complaints against him. In a press briefing, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said...
Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team opted to just reiterate its previous stand on her impeachment complaints following a third case that was filed against her on Monday, Feb. 9. Lawyer Michael Poa, one of Duterte 's counsels, said the defense team has "nothing further to add...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday, Feb. 7, described the fresh impeachment complaint filed against her as nothing but "a piece of paper without any evidence as she said that Akbayan, one of those who filed the case, "does not have any credibility" to do so. Duterte said the move to oust her...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said on Friday, February 6, that the Senate is always prepared to convene as an impeachment court following the transmittal of impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte. Sotto made the statement after House Secretary General Cheloy...
President Marcos said he was confident he would overcome the impeachment complaints filed against him, describing them as politically motivated and lacking valid grounds. In an interview following the groundbreaking of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila College of Allied Health Sciences building...
The identity of Mary Grace Piattos, an alleged recipient of Vice President Sara Duterte 's confidential funds, will remain a mystery, after all. This, as Duterte 's defense team clarified on Thursday, Feb. 6, that the controversial Mary Grace Piattos will not be part of its defense as...
The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte is ready to explain controversies surrounding the impeachment complaint filed against her, including the mysterious Mary Grace Piattos. Lawyer Michael Poa, one of the counsels of the Vice President, made the pronouncement Wednesday, Feb. 4, as House...
It is time to move forward. This was what President Marcos said after the impeachment complaints against him were junked by the House Committee on Justice on Wednesday, Feb. 4. "Ang sabi ng Pangulo, let 's move forward dahil ang gusto po niya ngayon ay tutukan ang ekonomiya at paano nga...
Senator Robinhood Padilla is open to considering a change in Senate leadership if the issue of impeachment arises, particularly one involving Vice President Sara Duterte. In an interview on Tuesday, Feb. 3, Padilla said he currently sees no justification for replacing the Senate President unless...
Malacañang said that President Marcos was indeed worried over the impeachment complaints filed against him, not for himself, but for the country 's economy. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro has reiterated that the filing of impeachment complaints against...
Malacañang said President Marcos respects the Supreme Court’s decision reaffirming that the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte was unconstitutional for violating the Constitution’s one-year bar rule. In a press briefing on Friday, Jan. 30, Presidential Communications Office...
