As the Senate impeachment court prepares to hear testimony from Vice President Sara Duterte 's chief of staff, Atty. Zuleika Lopez next week, questions have emerged over whether a witness identified with the defense can be called by the prosecution—and if that automatically makes the witness...
After Vice President Sara Duterte urged government officials to stop politicking and focus on peace, order, and development , Malacañang fired back, saying she should instead tell her own allies to stop engaging in political maneuvering. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary...
The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has denied Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada’s bid to attend the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, ruling that his request to repeatedly leave detention to serve as a senator-judge would defeat the purpose of preventive detention. In a...
The defense panel 's main argument against impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte 's "death threat" video sounds like a figment of the imagination. This can be gleaned from the statements of private prosecutor and spokesperson lawyer Benjamin Tolosa Jr., who said that...
The camp of Senator Jinggoy Estrada withdrew its motion seeking permission for him to attend the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte after mistakenly filing it before the wrong division of the Sandiganbayan. The Sandiganbayan Second Division said Estrada, through his lawyer,...
The House prosecution panel is teasing an "evidence bombshell" during the resumption of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial next week. The 26-strong prosecution team composed of 11 solon-prosecutors and 15 private law practitioners have just completed the first week of the...
Vice President Sara Duterte called on government officials to set aside politics and focus instead on improving peace, order, and development in communities across the country. Speaking during the Araw ng Bigaan and 65th Patronal Fiesta in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, on July 8, Duterte said public...
Senate impeachment court spokesperson, lawyer Regie Tongol, said on Thursday, June 9, that failure to heed the subpoena issued by the body may lead to contempt. "Yun yung tinatawag natin na compulsory process ng korte. Kapag pinasubpoena ka, wala kang karapatan tumanggi except for certain...
The House prosecution panel in Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial went the humble path and said that it fared "good" during the first week of the proceedings. Speaking in a press conference after the conclusion of the third day of the trial at the Senate Wednesday, July 8,...
The Senate impeachment court is set to hear oral arguments next week on whether or not it should issue subpoenas for the bank and tax records sought by the House prosecution against Vice President Sara Duterte, her husband Mans Carpio, and several businesses allegedly linked to her. The oral...
Insinuating that President Marcos has influence over the impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte is the "lowest kind of argument," Malacañang said. The role of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the probe over the alleged death threats made by Duterte against the President,...
In a word, meh. Ranking congressmen gave such reaction to Office of the Vice President (OVP) chief-of-staff Zuleika Lopez 's witty “ Prepare for Typhoon Inday ” remark on Thursday, July 9 when she dropped by the Senate. Lopez is scheduled to give hee testimony in the Senate impeachment...
