Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua gave a shout out on Friday, July 10 to Senator Pia Cayetano for helping provide a basic comfort to him and his fellow prosecutors during the very nerve-wracking Senate impeachment court proceedings In a press conference, Chua shared that participation in the...
Senator-judges are bound by the Senate impeachment court 's sub judice rule and are expected to avoid public statements on the merits of the case to preserve the fairness and impartiality of the proceedings. Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol made the clarification on...
House Deputy Speaker Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin lamented on Friday, July 10 the memes on personal attacks against prosecutors that have tainted public discourse on the all-important impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte. “Unang una, ikinagugulat ko bakit ba tayo...
The Sandiganbayan’s move to deny Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada’s motion to attend the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio could spare the Impeachment Court from potentially interfering with an ongoing judicial process. Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson pointed this out...
As the Senate impeachment court prepares to hear testimony from Vice President Sara Duterte 's chief of staff, Atty. Zuleika Lopez next week, questions have emerged over whether a witness identified with the defense can be called by the prosecution—and if that automatically makes the witness...
After Vice President Sara Duterte urged government officials to stop politicking and focus on peace, order, and development , Malacañang fired back, saying she should instead tell her own allies to stop engaging in political maneuvering. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary...
The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has denied Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada’s bid to attend the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, ruling that his request to repeatedly leave detention to serve as a senator-judge would defeat the purpose of preventive detention. In a...
The defense panel 's main argument against impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte 's "death threat" video sounds like a figment of the imagination. This can be gleaned from the statements of private prosecutor and spokesperson lawyer Benjamin Tolosa Jr., who said that...
Malacañang has dismissed Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte’s accusation that the Marcos administration is weaponizing the law against political opponents, insisting that the government is merely enforcing the law and allowing the justice system to take its course. Presidential Communications...
The camp of Senator Jinggoy Estrada withdrew its motion seeking permission for him to attend the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte after mistakenly filing it before the wrong division of the Sandiganbayan. The Sandiganbayan Second Division said Estrada, through his lawyer,...
The House prosecution panel is teasing an "evidence bombshell" during the resumption of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial next week. The 26-strong prosecution team composed of 11 solon-prosecutors and 15 private law practitioners have just completed the first week of the...
Vice President Sara Duterte called on government officials to set aside politics and focus instead on improving peace, order, and development in communities across the country. Speaking during the Araw ng Bigaan and 65th Patronal Fiesta in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, on July 8, Duterte said public...
