The legal defense team of Sara Duterte on Thursday, April 23, pushed back against allegations raised in recent proceedings, asserting that the claims would not withstand proper scrutiny in a formal impeachment trial before the Senate. During a press conference, lawyers Atty. Michael Poa, Atty....
The legal team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, April 23, clarified why she has not been attending House hearings related to her impeachment case, saying the proceedings “lack constitutional jurisdiction” and are not the “proper venue” for trial. During a press conference,...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed all charges against former president Rodrigo Duterte, paving the way for a full trial over alleged crimes against humanity linked to his administration’s anti-drug campaign. The decision came a day after the ICC Appeals Chamber affirmed the...
Malacañang said the International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber’s ruling affirming jurisdiction over former president Rodrigo Duterte does not define or dictate the Philippine government’s actions in the case. In her press briefing on Thursday, April 23, Presidential Communications...
Malacañang said it will comply with the directive of the Supreme Court requiring President Marcos to comment on a petition seeking the disclosure of his medical examination report. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after the Supreme Court directed...
ILOILO CITY – The University of San Agustin-College of Law (USA-COL) in Iloilo won the world championship in the moot law court competition that focuses on human rights and the freedom of expression at the University of Oxford in England. The university announced that the Bulahan Price Team...
A congressman-endorser of one of the two active impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte in unfazed by the mounting number of Supreme Court (SC) petitions against the proceedings. “Hindi kami naaapektuhan ng mga petisyon. Tuloy ang proseso hangga’t walang utos na pumipigil...
The Supreme Court’s intervention in the impeachment case involving Vice President Sara Duterte now puts the Supreme Court’s powers under trial. Former Senate President Franklin Drilon pointed this out as he believes Duterte’s impeachment case would be a major test of the extent of the Supreme...
Lawyer-legislator Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon argued on Saturday, April 11 that the claims of anti-impeachment petitions filed before the Supreme Court (SC) by both the legal team and the supporters of Vice President Sara Duterte simply do not hold water. Ridon, a member of the House...
For failure to file a timely protest on the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) tax assessment, the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) affirmed the P65.8 million in internal revenue taxes for 2017 levied against Sirawai Plywood and Lumber Corporation based in Zamboanga del Norte. In its March 31, 2026...
The supporters as well as the legal team of Vice President Sara Duterte are just "wasting paper" at this point. House Committee on Justice member, Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon gave this retort on Friday night, April 10 on the fresh petition filed before the Supreme Court (SC) to halt the...
The impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte are increasingly being framed not just as a political battle, but as a defining constitutional test, following a new petition-in-intervention filed before the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Lawyers and Mindanao-based leaders...
