Malacañang belied the claims of Vice President Sara Duterte that the impeachment complaint against her was heavily influenced by her being the frontrunner for the 2028 presidential polls. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said Duterte claiming that the...
DAVAO CITY – Australia is among the countries being considered for President Rodrigo Duterte 's interim release from International Criminal Court custody, Vice President Sara Duterte said. “Australia is one of the countries identified by the legal team. However, I am not here about...
Senate President Francis Chiz Escudero on Wednesday, June 25, clarified that the Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, returned but did not dismiss the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte, contrary to arguments being used in her defense. In a copy of Duterte 's...
President Marcos is not surprised that Vice President Sara Duterte criticized how his administration is handling the maritime issues in the West Philippine Sea, saying the Dutertes are pro-China. “The President said we expect that from the Dutertes because they are pro-China at ang Pangulo po ay...
Vice President Sara Duterte, through her legal counsel, has asked for the dismissal of the fourth impeachment complaint filed against her, arguing that it violates the 1987 Constitution 's one-year bar on multiple impeachment proceedings against the same official. In her formal Answer Ad...
If there are people regretting teaming up with President Marcos, “it 's their loss, not the President 's,” Malacañang hit back. It came as the Palace 's response to the continuing exchange of tirades between Vice President Sara Duterte and the President. Unlike Duterte, Palace...
Senate impeachment court spokesman, lawyer Regie Tongol clarified that his recent suggestion for the camp of Vice President Sara Duterte to take certain legal action was not meant to defend any party, but to explain legal procedures based on his experience as a lawyer. This came after House...
President Marcos has made it clear he is not involving himself in the ongoing impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte, saying he is focused on achieving real change for the country as he nears the midpoint of his six-year term. In his podcast episode released on Saturday, June 21,...
If Vice President Sara Duterte opts once again to not attend the upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Marcos, it 's her choice. Noting that Duterte did not also go to the President 's SONA last year, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire...
The 21 Philippine officials who were stranded in Israel amid its ongoing conflict with Iran had already left the Middle East for Manila, Philippine Ambassador to Jordan Wilfredo Santos said Friday, June 20. In an interview with State-run Radyo Pilipinas on Friday, June 20, the ambassador said the...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte is expected to file a motion to dismiss the impeachment complaint against her, Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol said on Wednesday, June 18. This is one of the possibilities that Duterte 's legal team would do, Tongol said...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Tuesday, June 17, pushed back against calls for some senator-judges to inhibit themselves from the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, stating that doing so would allow them to avoid taking a clear stand on the case. “Kapag...
