Whether or not there 's a possibility that the impeachment court would not follow a future ruling of the Supreme Court (SC), Impeachment Court spokesperson Reginald Tongol said the matter falls within the plenary powers of a co-equal branch of government. "However, as we have seen before, the...
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Senior Agent John Mark Calilung was able to confirm before the Senate impeachment court on Tuesday, July 7 a video supporting the allegation that Vice President Sara Duterte made death threats to President Marcos and other members of the First Family....
President Marcos has attended the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) command conference, where he was briefed on military campaign plans and operational accomplishments of the AFP, Malacañang said. According to Malacañang, Marcos was briefed on the progress of the AFP 's ongoing...
Barely into the second day of Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial, proceedings hit a tense moment after one of the private prosecutors was called out for delivering what senators described as a premature closing argument. Hontiveros asked private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan...
Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Tuesday said his declaration that at least 16 senator-judges must vote to convict Vice President Sara Duterte has become an official ruling of the chair after no member of the impeachment court objected to or appealed it. The...
No formal complaint was filed against "disrespectful" Filipino protesters, who harassed Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro during President Marcos ' official visit to Canada last week. In an interview on Tuesday, July 7, Castro said they decided not to pursue...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto Tuesday to discuss ways to strengthen strategic ties between Asia’s two largest democracies as economic globalization faces headwinds. Discussions between the leaders will focus on...
Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday praised Vice President Sara Duterte 's lead defense counsel, lawyer Sheila Sison, describing her as an experienced litigator after watching her opening presentation before the Senate impeachment court. "First time I watched her at work: she is clearly an...
TOKYO/BEIJING (Jiji Press) -- Japan 's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Monday voiced concern over China 's missile launch toward the Pacific Ocean on Monday, July 6. "We are concerned (over the missile launch) in light of security of our nation and the region," the top Japanese...
Senator-judge Robin Padilla made a tongue-in-cheek remark on Monday, July 6, when he stated that he studied criminology at "UP"—clarifying a beat later that he meant the "University of Prison"—as he explained his vote against Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero 's election as presiding officer...
The spokesperson for the Senate impeachment court on Monday, July 6, clarified why Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian and Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero are seated together at the rostrum during the impeachment trial, saying the arrangement reflects their distinct...
The Senate Impeachment Court on Monday, July 6, ordered the return of a sealed box containing the tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, Manases Carpio, ruling that the documents are not yet under the court 's custody and have not been admitted into evidence. Impeachment...
