Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, July 6 vowed to uphold the integrity of the Senate, as the Upper Chamber gears up for the first day of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. During the flag-raising ceremony at the Senate, Gatchalian assured the chamber 's...
The House of Representatives ' own think tank reckoned that the Philippines ' economic growth can be maintained and even bolstered if the bicameral legislature manages to pass pending priority measures of the Marcos administration. These measures have been grouped together as Legislative...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is all set in securing the opening of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte with the deployment of more cops at the Senate where protest actions are expected to be held. Around 6,000 police officers have been deployed to secure the Senate complex...
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said on Sunday, July 5 that one of the things that the Impeachment Court will resolve at the opening of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte would be the sealed Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) box containing her tax records as well as her...
The Senate Impeachment Court is ready for the arrival of Vice President Sara Duterte for her trial which is set to start on Monday, July 6. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said he is also expecting that all senator-judges, both from the majority and minority bloc, except for Sen. Jinggoy...
Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV said on Sunday, July 5 that he will file a motion seeking the public release of all evidence presented during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Aquino expressed his intent a day before the start of the trial which would be on Monday, July 6....
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is set to begin on Monday, July 6, opening the evidentiary phase of proceedings before the Senate impeachment court. Duterte’s defense team, led by lawyers who have been preparing for a possible trial for more than a year, said it is ready to...
House prosecution panel spokesperson Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co is holding out hope that impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte wouldn 't dare "ghost" the Filipino people. "Our one wish is that VP Sara doesn 't ghost the Filipino people on day one of the trial,”...
House impeachment prosecutor Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua is upbeat over the imminent start of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial on Monday, July 6. It 's hard to blame Chua because compared to other solon-prosecutors, he was among the handful who have waited...
The defense team of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte said public opinion could play a significant role in her Senate impeachment trial, even as it expressed confidence that senator-judges would decide the case based on the evidence. Defense spokesman Atty. Michael Poa, in a recent interview,...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has dismissed Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca from the service following an administrative investigation into the shooting incident inside the Senate compound, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla announced. Remulla said he signed the dismissal order...
It will be all about formalities during the first day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s Senate impeachment trial on Monday, July 6. Thus, said House prosecutor Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua, even as he clarified that no witnesses would be presented on the first day of the high-stakes...
