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...
Senate impeachment court spokesperson, lawyer Regie Tongol, said on Thursday, June 9, that failure to heed the subpoena issued by the body may lead to contempt. "Yun yung tinatawag natin na compulsory process ng korte. Kapag pinasubpoena ka, wala kang karapatan tumanggi except for certain...
In a word, meh. Ranking congressmen gave such reaction to Office of the Vice President (OVP) chief-of-staff Zuleika Lopez 's witty “ Prepare for Typhoon Inday ” remark on Thursday, July 9 when she dropped by the Senate. Lopez is scheduled to give hee testimony in the Senate impeachment...
Dropping by the Senate premises on Thursday, Vice President Sara Duterte 's chief-of-staff Zuleika Lopez told reporters, "Prepare for Typhoon Inday"—a remark that may be interpreted in more ways than one. Lopez gave this comment a day after the Senate impeachment court granted the House...
The cross-examination strategy of Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense lawyers backfired against their client 's interest after they seemingly convinced the Senate impeachment court to grant the prosecution’s subpoena request for Zuleika Lopez. House impeachment adviser and...
The Senate Impeachment Court has granted the House prosecution panel’s request to summon Zuleika Lopez, Chief of Staff of the Office of the Vice President, to appear at next week’s scheduled trial. Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero ordered the issuance of a...
Senator-judge Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, July 8, managed to question the defense panel if indeed Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged threats against President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., his wife First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez was prompted...
House Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V cited a certain "nostalgic" feeling over the prospect of Zuleika Lopez joining Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial as a prosecution witness. Speaking in a press conference at the Wednesday, July 9 ahead of day...
In a move that is expected to be unpopular with the respondent, the House prosecution panel has asked the Senate impeachment court to issue a subpoena compelling Vice President Sara Duterte’s chief-of-staff, lawyer Zuleika Lopez, to appear as a witness in the impeachment trial next week. In a...
First Philippine Holdings Corp. (FPH) received directive from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to proceed with its scheduled July 27 annual stockholders’ meeting, including a partial election of board directors, even as a bitter intra-corporate dispute within the controlling Lopez...
The Lopez family majority alleged that First Gen Corp.’s decision to reduce its stake in Prime Hydropower Energy, Inc. (PHEI) from 40 percent to 33 percent is invalid, as it was never presented to the board of directors for approval and lacks a board mandate. The move was made just three weeks...
The majority owners of the Lopez family are stepping up their opposition against First Gen Corp.’s leadership, alleging that the power producer is bearing the entire financial burden of the multi-billion-peso renewable energy deal while securing only a minority position. In a statement on Friday,...
