Malacañang said requests for transparency regarding travel authorities issued to public officials will be accommodated, stressing that no one is being singled out. Amid exchanges between the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and Malacañang regarding the recent travel authority granted to Vice...
Stressing that regulation should be imposed on the platforms themselves, Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, August 19, said she would support legislation prohibiting minors from registering on social media platforms. Duterte said the government should require social media providers to...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, August 19, called for stronger safety measures in schools, including psychosocial wellness programs, anti-bullying initiatives and closer monitoring of students and school personnel to help prevent school shootings. Duterte, who visited victims of the...
The legal team of Vice President Sara Duterte is seeking to consolidate the two perjury complaints filed against Ramil Madriaga and have them resolved together. In a virtual press briefing on Wednesday, August 19, Atty. Paolo Panelo said the second complaint is closely related to the first because...
House impeachment adviser Robert Ace Barbers doesn 't believe in brevity for brevity 's sake as far as Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial is concerned. This, as Barbers bared his personal preference for the House prosecution team to finish the presentation of evidence...
Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol on Wednesday warned that lowering the 16-vote threshold for convicting Vice President Sara Duterte would amount to changing the rules of the impeachment trial midway through the proceedings. Tongol said Presiding Officer Francis "Chiz"...
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is now running about two to three days behind its original schedule as weather-related cancellations and lengthy witness testimonies continue to eat into the 31 days allotted for the prosecution 's presentation of Article I of the...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s lawyer Paolo Panelo, on Wednesday, August 19, said Ramil Madriaga could be a “star witness” for her impeachment defense, as Madriaga faces multiple perjury complaints over his statements related to the case. In a virtual press briefing, Panelo said the defense...
A private prosecutor in the Senate impeachment trial says respondent Vice President Sara Duterte 's multiple perjury charges against Ramil Madriaga won 't stop the prosecution from calling the alleged bagman to the witness stand, should it decide to go that route. Lawyer Benjamin "Jay"...
Vice President Sara Duterte has called on the Office of the President to make public the travel authorities it issues, along with the corresponding travel expenses and public funds used by government officials and employees. In a statement issued Tuesday, August 18, Duterte said transparency and...
Vice President Sara Duterte called reports about her supposed trip to Japan “inaccurate,” stressing that her travel plans had changed and that updated information had already been submitted to the Office of the President. In a statement issued Tuesday, August 18, Duterte said the reports did...
House prosecutor Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua has called out on Tuesday, Aug. 18 hostile witness Gina Acosta 's inability to speak and understand Filipino for the charade that he thinks it is. Chua was referring to the former Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer...
