The Senate on Tuesday, June 10 has formally convened as an impeachment court. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero formally swore in members of the Senate after convening the impeachment court. Earlier, the Senate leader suspended the plenary session after Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa...
President Marcos has appointed court administrator Raul Villanueva as the new Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed that the President has appointed Villanueva to the SC. He will replace Associate...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Monday, June 9, formally moved for the Senate to suspend all legislative business and immediately convene as an impeachment court to begin proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. In a motion made during the plenary session,...
Will the Senate convene as an impeachment court on June 11? Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Monday, June 9, said that the Senate is scheduled to convene as an impeachment court on June 11 to begin proceedings on the impeachment complaint filed against Vice President Sara Duterte, yet...
The Senate’s credibility and integrity as an institution shouldn’t be marred by the different interpretation of the Constitution offered by some lawmakers regarding the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian made the remark on Sunday, June 8, warning...
The prosecution of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has submitted to the Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC I) the seventh batch of evidence against former president Rodrigo Duterte, who is facing charges of crimes against humanity of murder in The Hague, Netherlands. ...
Vice President Sara Duterte is back in the Philippines a week after she visited her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, who is currently detained at the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) facility in The Hague, Netherlands. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to Europe-based supporters of...
Vice President Sara Duterte revealed plans by the defense legal team of her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, to use a Dutch law for his temporary release from detention at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Former president Rodrigo Duterte in the custody of the International Criminal...
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) detention unit has extended the allowed days for the family of former president Rodrigo Duterte to visit him at the Scheveningen Prison in The Hague, Netherlands. Former president Rodrigo Duterte (ICC Photo) This was...
Senate deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, June 3, lamented the Senate’s stance on the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte saying this is the first time she is seeing the Upper Chamber dribbling its constitutional mandate. “Ngayon lang ako nakakita ng bola na...
Three senators on Monday, June 2, took to the plenary to present contrasting constitutional interpretations on whether the trial can lawfully continue beyond the 19th Congress. Senate Majority Leader Francis "Tol" Tolentino warned that proceeding with the trial past June 30, 2025, the last day of...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero clarified on Monday, June 2, that while the reading of the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte is set on June 11, it is still the decision of the Senate in plenary whether or not the Upper Chamber will formally convene as an...
