The Impeachment Court may decide to open the sealed box containing the income tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte during the course of the trial. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said this may happen even if the box was not marked during the pre-trial conference. Last Friday, Senate...
The Senate sitting as an Impeachment Court is ready to hold the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte in the next seven to eight months and is considering shortening the proceedings to allow the Upper Chamber sufficient room to pass important legislative measures. This, despite the...
Now that the pre-trial proceedings have already concluded, Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Friday, June 26 urged the Impeachment Court to consider advising both the prosecution and defense panels to refrain from openly commenting on the merits of the case. Lacson, who will serve as one of the...
After five sessions, the pre-trial conference for the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte concludes Thursday afternoon, June 25. Marking of evidence for Articles I and II was finished shortly after 5 p.m. According to Senate Secretary Renato Bantug Jr., who also serves as clerk of...
A 19-year-old man with previous criminal records was arrested after allegedly breaking into a drugstore in Barangay Talipapa, Quezon City, and stealing more than P100,000 in cash along with a cellphone early Tuesday morning, June 23. The suspect reportedly gained entry by removing portions of the...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday, June 23, reminded lawyers involved in the crimes against humanity case against former President Rodrigo Duterte to exercise caution when speaking to the media, stressing that legal disputes should be addressed in court rather than in the court of...
The driver of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) district engineer Henry Alcantara on Tuesday, June 23, said that he delivered sealed boxes, which he suspected contained money, to individuals he associated with former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo, former Caloocan Second...
A man accused of indecent assault died after being struck by a bus while fleeing from his victims’ relatives in Barangay E. Rodriguez, Quezon City, on Sunday night. Police said the suspect allegedly entered a house and touched the chest of a woman and her daughter. He reportedly returned to the...
The pre-trial conference for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte may continue through this week due to the large volume of documentary evidence still being marked. Defense spokesperson Michael Poa said on Monday, June 22, that both the defense and prosecution remain in the...
No party dominated the pre-trial conference of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Senate Secretary Renato Bantug clarified on Monday, June 22. Bantug, who serves as clerk of court in the impeachment trial of the Vice President, told reporters before the resumption of the...
A youth group on Friday, June 19, questioned the delay in the filing of charges against Senator Joel Villanueva over his alleged involvement in a flood-control project controversy in Bulacan, despite earlier pronouncements from the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) that the case was already ripe for...
Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team has listed former senator Antonio Trillanes IV, whistleblower Ramil Madriaga, and several current and former government officials as potential witnesses in the upcoming Senate impeachment trial, according to its pre-trial brief filed before the...
