Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua wants to give Senator Alan Peter Cayetano an opportunity to do the right thing and not derail the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. This, as Cayetano--the Senate President coming into Monday 's plenary session--is perceived to be...
The 11-strong House prosecution team in the case of the impeached Vice President Sara Duterte is knee-deep in its preparations ahead of Monday’s convening of the Senate as an imeachment court. According to Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua, the House prosecution panel is now preparing motions,...
It looks like health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon irked more congressmen than previously thought with his resignation call against Executive Secretary (ES) Ralph Recto. Lashing out at Leachon on Monday, May 11, were Lanao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong and Manila 3rd district Rep....
In hindsight, Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua says Vice President Sara Duterte 's early announcement of her 2028 presidential bid was calculated move to create "chilling effect" among the lawmakers involved in the impeachment proceedings against her. “Pagdeklara lang niya na siya ay...
House members under the Committee on Justice appears to be just days away from recommending to plenary the second impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte in as many years. Meanwhile, the Senate leadership has a "forthwith" attitude when it comes subjecting the Vice President to an impeachment...
Simply put, Vice President Sara Duterte is a billionaire. Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua and La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V gave this assessment two days removed from the Committee on Justice 's latest impeachment hearing wherein the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC)...
Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua has chided Vice President Sara Duterte 's defenders for supposedly missing the biggest ommission exposed by the House Justice Committee hearing Tuesday, April 23--that the impeachment respondent declared zero cash on hand and zero cash in bank in her...
Impeachment complaint endorser and House Senior Deputy Minority Leader Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima has raised doubts on the correctness of respondent Vice President Sara Duterte’s statements of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN). Thiis, affer the House Committee...
The House Legislative Energy Action and Development (LEAD) Council has covered a lot of ground in terms of coming up with a wide range of legislative responses to this era of elevated fuel prices. To their credit, members of the House of Representatives actively participated in the three hearings...
Detainee-turned-witness Ramil Madriaga 's passing revelation about Pharmally Pharmaceuticals before the House Committee on Justice could have damning implications against impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte. According to Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua, Duterte may have...
Detainee-turned-witness Ramil Madriaga 's signing of a waiver on his bank secrecy rights marks a crucial point in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. According to Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua, Madriaga 's bank secrecy waiver will allow the House...
The Commission on Audit (COA) says the Office of the Vice President (OVP) must return the disallowed P73.28 million worth of confidential funds that it spent in December 2022. This was learned by the House Committee on Justice Tuesday night, April 14 during its hearing for the determination of...