Pro-impeachment congressmen Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon and Akbayan Party-list Rep. Perci Cendaña criticized Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense counsel Kristine Ferrer for her utterances and demeanor on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Their tirades stemmed from Ferrer 's...
Private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan said in open court--although in jest--that she held herself back from "spanking" her much younger defense lawyer-counterpart, Kristine Ferrer, during the continuation of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday, Aug. 12. It was the...
Stressing that all lawyers should maintain professionalism and respect in the courtroom, defense lawyer Kristine Ferrer asked the impeachment court on Wednesday, August 12, to stop prosecution counsel Atty. Lorna Kapunan from making side comments such as “I was about to spank her” and “I was...
Defense counsel for Vice President Sara Duterte pressed a Commission on Audit (COA) witness on Wednesday, August 12, over intelligence and surveillance activities cited by the Office of the Vice President (OVP). During the impeachment trial, defense counsel Kristine Ferrer presented...
House prosecution panel spokesperson Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong says millions worth of confidential funds attributed to impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte may have been used to further the latter 's political plans. Adiong, a member of the House...
Private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan couldn 't help but comment during the Senate impeachment trial Tuesday, Aug. 11 that only Superman could have done the single-day confidential funds disbursement feat indicated in the documents submitted by the Department of Education (DepEd) under its former...
House prosecutor Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno destroyed anti-impeachment trial trolls with a single Facebook post Tuesday, Aug. 11 on the topic of acknowledgment receipts (ARs) for confidential funds. It all started when Diokno was attacked by these trolls for allegedly receiving...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed on Tuesday, Aug. 11, a case of grave threats against Vice President Sara Duterte in connection with her statement that she hired a contract killer to do a hit on President Marcos and other personalities. DOJ spokesman Polo Martinez said the case was filed...
The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Aug. 11, confirmed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed three counts of grave threats against her before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City. In a statement, Atty. Paul Lawrence Lim, counsel for Duterte in the National Bureau...
Jay Kamote, Miggy Mango, Ralph Josh Bacon, Pia Piattos-Lim, Diane Maple Lapid. These are some of the 23 dubious-sounding, food-related cknowledgment receipt (AR) signatories from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) that Commission on Audit (COA) state auditor Xylene del Campo confirmed on...
Senator-judge Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Tuesday, Aug. 11, proposed moving the Senate’s impeachment court proceedings to the afternoon to avoid conflicts with the chamber’s legislative sessions and allow the trial to proceed for longer hours. Zubiri suggested that the Senate hold its...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) under Vice President Sara Duterte spent its confidential funds for Christmas activities, gift-giving, tree planting, and other events--a big no-no as far as the Commission on Audit (COA) was concerned. This was the main takeaway from COA state auditor Xylene...
