Recalling what he learned from the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Senator-elect and former Senate president Vicente Sotto III said senator-judges are not allowed to make motions and may only ask for clarifications during an impeachment trial. Sotto made the remark as he described the...
Malacañang said that while President Marcos is open to facilitating a dialogue between the Senate and the House of Representatives, he will not intervene in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after the Philippine...
Vice President Sara Duterte slammed her detractors, saying she was being attacked because she was a hindrance to their personal ambitions. "To them, we are a hindrance, an obstruction to the path of their personal ambition, an enemy they must eliminate to clear their way," Duterte said in her...
While Malacañang maintained that the impeachment is not the focus of President Marcos, it reminded that procedures related to the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte should not be manipulated. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro reiterated that the...
Senator-elect Vicente “Tito” Sotto III questioned the Senate’s decision to take up the motion to dismiss the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte without the proper presentation of the Articles of Impeachment by the House prosecution panel. Sotto pointed this out following...
Voting 18-5-0, the Senate Impeachment Court has decided to return the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the House of Representatives but “without dismissing or terminating the case.” Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero, acting as the presiding officer of...
It is improper for any senator acting as judges in the impeachment trial to push for the dismissal of a pending impeachment complaint, returning Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Wednesday, June 11. Lacson made the remark as he questioned the move of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, a...
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...
In a dramatic turnaround, Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday made a motion seeking the dismissal of the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, just one day after agreeing to take his oath as a senator-judge for the impending trial. Dela Rosa moved for the dismissal...
The Senate suspended on Tuesday, June 10 its plenary session to convene as an impeachment court. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero made the motion a few minutes after Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, a staunch ally of Vice President Sara Duterte issued a privilege speech to push for...
Vice President Sara Duterte is leaving for a “personal trip” with her family to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia a day before the scheduled start of her impeachment trial in the Senate. Vice President Sara Duterte (MB File Photo) The Office of the Vice President...
"What is the controversy?" President Marcos said the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will clearly continue in the 20th Congress even if it starts in the 19th Congress, stressing that there is no controversy in it. "What is the controversy? It is very clear that it will," Marcos...
