Despite her perceived closeness to Vice President Sara Duterte, reelectionist Senator Imee Marcos said she will not recuse herself from the impeachment trial. “Well, I don’t think it’s necessary,” Marcos told reporters during a press briefing at the Senate on Tuesday, February 18....
Senate deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros has expressed her support on views calling for the Senate to immediately convene as an impeachment court and start the impeachment process of Vice President Sara Duterte. Hontiveros made the remark after Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko”...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III has written a letter to Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero emphasizing the constitutional mandate requiring the Senate to act “forthwith” on the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte. In a letter dated Feb. 14, Pimentel cited...
CEBU CITY – Cebu fifth district Rep. Duke Frasco has broken his silence over his decision to sign the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. CEBU fifth district Rep. Duke Frasco (center). (FB) Frasco was heavily criticized for backing Duterte's impeachment as he and his...
Starting Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial after President Marcos' State of the Nation Address (SONA) can no longer be considered "forthwith" on the part of the Senate. This was according to Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel. He was reacting to Senate President Francis...
DAVAO CITY – Hundreds of Vice President Sara Duterte’s supporters gathered at Freedom Park on Roxas Ave. here on Sunday, Feb. 9, for an indignation rally and candle-lighting ceremony to reject the impeachment complaint filed against her. VICE President Sara Duterte (FB) They united under the...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Monday, February 10, confirmed that all the 215 signatures in the verified impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte that was submitted by the House of Representatives to the Upper Chamber are all “wet signatures.” Escudero said...
If you dismiss the impeachment saga of Vice President Sara Duterte as just another rerun in the Philippine political circus, think again - because while we may be desensitized to that kind of drama, foreign investors are watching with sharp eyes, questioning the country’s political stability and...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is bound to lose credibility if he continues to defer calling for a special session that would enable the Senate to tackle the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte. Former Senate president Franklin Drilon pointed this...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the Senate won’t make moves to hasten the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte by asking the President to call for a special session to tackle the Articles of Impeachment sent to the Upper Chamber by the House of Representatives....
Even if the two houses of Congress agree to convene for a special session, Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Saturday, Feb. 8 that the impeachment trial for Vice President Sara Duterte still cannot proceed. The Senate on Wednesday, February 5 adjourned its plenary session without...
For Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero, Vice President Sara Duterte is just like any other impeachable officer in the eyes of senators. (MB file photo) "Ordinaryo lang kasi ito. Anong gusto mo, tratuhin naming special 'to? Special ba si VP Sara para tratuhin naming espesyal 'to? (This is...
