Bringing up the wife of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag during the cross-examination in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte meant no offense, Duterte 's defense team said. Defense team spokesperson Michael Poa explained that they just have to...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte said the Senate impeachment court 's decision granting the prosecution 's request to subpoena her financial records was not a major setback as it weighs possible legal remedies, including elevating the matter to the Supreme Court. In a press...
Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense argued that the Senate impeachment court cannot compel the release of her Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) records, insisting that the confidentiality provisions under the Anti-Money Laundering Act contain no exception for impeachment proceedings....
Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno invoked a 2022 Supreme Court (SC) ruling to rebut Vice President Sara Duterte lawyer Michael Poa 's claim that seeking the banks and tax records of the respondent in her Senate impeachment trial was a "fishing expedition". According to Diokno, the particular...
Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team on Wednesday, July 15, urged the Senate impeachment court to reject the prosecution 's request to subpoena her bank, tax, and Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) records, arguing that the move violates due process and amounts to a "fishing...
Vice President Sara Duterte may once again appear at the Senate—and might even attend her ongoing impeachment trial—but no definite plans have been made yet, according to her defense team. During a press conference on Monday, July 13, defense spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa said Duterte has not...
Defense team spokesman lawyer Michael Poa said Monday, July 13, that Vice President Sara Duterte 's definition of "bloodbath" is that it will be the Vice President herself who will bleed after being put on impeachment trial. "Ang ibig sabihin nya doon ay yung sariling dugo nya yung tatagas...
Vice President Sara Duterte arrived at the Senate on Tuesday, July 7, for a scheduled meeting with her defense team, but will not personally attend the second day of her impeachment trial . Duterte said she would remain “blooded but unbowed” amid what she described as a political assault...
Vice President Sara Duterte arrived at the Senate on Tuesday, July 7, for a scheduled meeting with her defense team, but is not expected to personally attend the second day of her impeachment trial. “The VP is coming, but she’s only here to have a meeting with us. She will not be attending the...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte said it is ready for the prosecution’s presentation of witnesses and evidence as her impeachment trial enters Day 2 on Tuesday, July 7. Defense spokesperson Michael Poa said the camp had expected the prosecution to begin presenting its first witness...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte said Monday, July 6, that they were happy with how the first day of the impeachment trial went. Lawyer Michael Poa, spokesman for the defense team, said the trial "went smoothly" as both sides laid out their arguments. "There were arguments from both...
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is set to begin on Monday, July 6, opening the evidentiary phase of proceedings before the Senate impeachment court. Duterte’s defense team, led by lawyers who have been preparing for a possible trial for more than a year, said it is ready to...
