Private prosecutor Benjamin "Jay" Tolosa Jr. has reiterated the prosecution panel 's months-old challenge for Vice President Sara Duterte to answer the allegations against her before the Senate impeachment court. This, after the Supreme Court (SC) dismissed all petitions challenging the House...
The Supreme Court’s dismissal of Vice President Sara Duterte’s petition to nullify the House of Representatives’ impeachment proceedings against her confirms that the role of the House is done and that the Senate now has the sole authority over the trial. In a statement, Senate Impeachment...
The Supreme Court’s (SC) dismissal of the two consolidated petitions that challenged the House Committee on Justice 's impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte proves that no official in the country is above accountability. Thus, said justice panel chairperson Batangas 2nd...
House prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon says the Supreme Court (SC) has essentially ended all "propaganda" from Vice President Sara Duterte 's camp as far as the supposed illegality of the impeachment process is concerned. "Maraming salamat sa Korte Suprema sa pagbasura ng...
The government will appeal the Supreme Court’s (SC) ruling that declared as unconstitutional the policy requiring vessel monitoring systems for commercial fishing vessels, warning that the decision could fuel illegal fishing. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Monday,...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Monday, Aug. 3, declined to enter a plea during the arraignment of one of the three criminal cases filed against him for alleged violation of Presidential Decree (PD) No. 46, or the anti-gift law, in connection with the alleged P75 million in undeclared donations he...
Lawyer Lorna Kapunan expressed confidence that the Supreme Court (SC) would rule in favor of the House prosecution team should the question of opening Vice President Sara Duterte 's bank and tax records in impeachment court reach the high tribunal. “We cannot predict how the [SC] decides.But...
After six session days spread in three months, the Supreme Court (SC) concluded on Tuesday, July 14, the oral arguments on four consolidated petitions that challenged the constitutionality of the unprogrammed funds and special accounts in the 2024, 2025, and 2026 national budgets. The oral...
A lawyers’ group said it will seek a meeting with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to help disseminate information on the agency’s newly adopted No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) after the Supreme Court dismissed petitions questioning the policy’s legality. Lawyer...
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will proceed despite a petition filed with the Supreme Court (SC) seeking to stop it. In an urgent motion and manifestation on two pending SC petitions that Duterte herself, lawyer Israelito P. Torreon, and others had earlier filed, Duterte...
Whether or not there 's a possibility that the impeachment court would not follow a future ruling of the Supreme Court (SC), Impeachment Court spokesperson Reginald Tongol said the matter falls within the plenary powers of a co-equal branch of government. "However, as we have seen before, the...
In the face of a Supreme Court (SC) petition that could potentially stop Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial cold in its tracks, House prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon did one of the things he 's good at. That is, troll the personalities who are...
