The pre-trial conference (PTC) for Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial--which entered its fourth day Wednesday, June 24--is now over halfway complete in terms of the marking of documents. Perhaps more importantly, the actual trial is still on track to begin on July 6, as...
The gamesmanship between the prosecution and defense teams continues in the pre-trial conference (PTC) for Vice President Sara Duterte 's upcoming Senate impeachment trial. The PTC--which is entering a rather unexpected fourth day on Wednesday, June 23--has been held behind closed doors. But...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said he is unfazed by sanctions imposed by China as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, June 23, also dismissed as a “joke” claims that military officers were preparing to file cases against him. Speaking in a...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team on Tuesday, June 23, downplayed concerns over the alleged overlap of witnesses in her impeachment trial, emphasizing that both the prosecution and defense have the right to choose their own witnesses and evidence. In an interview during the third day of...
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...
Lawyer Benjamin Tolosa Jr. says it makes no sense to claim that the defense got the better of the prosecution during--of all things--a pre-trial conference (PTC) for Vice President Sara Duterte 's upcoming Senate impeachment trial. Tolosa--who was introduced as the newest member of the House...
Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro has branded as "fake news" the reports that the House prosecution panel has been outclassed by Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team in the ongoing impeachment pre-trial proceedings. “That is not true. I charge it to fake...
Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V says the House prosecution panel is ready to take on any kind of strategy that Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team will throw at them--even "unconventional" ones. “Malamang maraming unconventional strategies ang gagawin ng...
Leading the 16-lawyer defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial is Atty. Sheila Sison, a litigator from Fortun Narvasa & Salazar. The law firm described Sison as a "fierce litigator" who specializes in criminal litigation. She also practices in areas of in civil...
President Marcos said the Philippines is open to a possible visiting forces agreement (VFA) with Germany, but it is still a "long way off." "Well, why not? We probably, in reality, we 're still a long way off of that," Marcos said in a joint press conference with German President Frank-Walter...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson proposed on Sunday, June 14 a mechanism that would allow senators who are detained to participate in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Lacson said that while the composition of the Senate is the same as that of the Impeachment Court, the...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Saturday condemned China 's sanctions against Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr., calling the move a direct affront to the Philippine government and its sovereign decisions. In a statement, Pangilinan said...
