Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro rejected the notion that the House prosecution team was "beaten" on the first day of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial. In fact, Luistro, the lead prosecutor, was quite adamant that they were "victorious" Monday,...
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...
House impeachment adviser Robert Ace Barbers says that being elected into office with 32 million votes doesn 't give a public official the right to violate the country’s laws. Barbers gave this remark in a press conference after the conclusion of the first day of Vice President Sara Duterte...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano called on the Senate Impeachment Court on Monday, July 6 to allow Senators Rodante Marcoleta and Jinggoy Estrada—who are both detained for plunder cases—to attend Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. Cayetano said both senators should be allowed to...
House lead prosecutor Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro did the honors Monday, July 6 in formally launching the prosecution panel 's effort to convict Vice President Sara Duterte based on the articles of impeachment. Speaking during the first day of Duterte 's...
Lawyer Sheila Sison emerged as a formidable voice for Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team as the Senate impeachment trial began on Monday, July 6, directly confronting the prosecution’s legal arguments and laying out the defense’s case for due process, fairness, and strict adherence...
After members of the Senate Impeachment Court elected him as the presiding officer, Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero, on Monday, July 6 vowed to ensure that the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte would be guided by fairness and integrity. Escudero made the promise after...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. warned groups or individuals against trying to draw members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) into the political debate surrounding the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Teodoro said the impeachment...
The House prosecution panel has reiterated on Monday afternoon, July 6 that it is ready to present its evidence against Vice President Sara Duterte whoever the presiding officer is of the Senate impeachment court. Thus, said prosecution panel spokesperson Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto...
Duterte says impeachment proceedings must be guided by the Constitution and due process, stressing that the prosecution bears the burden of proving its case Vice President Sara Duterte said the President’s opinion has “no importance” in an impeachment proceeding, maintaining that the process...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, July 6, skipped the first day of her impeachment trial as the defense team maintained her right to be represented by a counsel. Lawyer Michael Poa, spokesman of the defense team, said Duterte “has chosen to appear by counsel” and that it is “her right...
The House prosecution panel in Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial insists that the proceedings must continue even in the event that the respondent resigns from her post. “The trial will continue, the trial must continue because the resignation does not automatically...
