Senator-judge Robin Padilla told the prosecution on Wednesday, July 22, not to be "one-sided" as he questioned the credibility of their witnesses. During Wednesday 's impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Padilla aimed at the House prosecution panel, particularly in the witnesses...
It wasn 't a witness or a piece of evidence that became an issue at Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial on Wednesday, July 22. Instead, it was the bell. Senator-judge Robin Padilla 's questioning of the House prosecution briefly shifted into a debate over whether the...
Senator-judge Robin Padilla on Wednesday, July 22, questioned the credibility of an affidavit involving self-confessed Davao Death Squad (DDS) member Arturo Lascañas, as he argued that witnesses who give conflicting statements should not be relied upon in the impeachment trial of Vice President...
Vice President Sara Duterte emerged as the preferred presidential candidate in the May 2028 elections, leading former Vice President and incumbent Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo by 23 percentage points in a six-way race, according to a Pulse Asia Research survey released on Wednesday, July 22. The...
For Senator Erwin Tulfo, if anything is slowing down Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial, it 's senator-judges who insist on giving "Law 101" lectures during the proceedings. In an ambush interview on Wednesday, July 22, Tulfo said some senator-judges spend too much time...
Bringing up the wife of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag during his cross-examination in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte wasn 't meant to rile up the witness, the respondent 's defense team said. Defense team spokesperson Michael Poa...
The Senate impeachment court will suspend the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on July 27 and 28 to give way to President Marcos Jr. 's State of the Nation Address (SONA) and the minority 's contra-SONA. Wrapping up the trial on Tuesday, July 21, Presiding officer Francis "Chiz"...
Why was a schoolteacher arrested in 2020 without a warrant over an alleged death threat against former President Rodrigo Duterte, while Vice President Sara Duterte was not? This was the question posed on Tuesday, July 21, by Senator-judge Raffy Tulfo to National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)...
Vice President Sara Duterte has left the Philippines for a multi-country trip, her office disclosed. In a statement on Tuesday, July 21, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) said: The Vice President has left for an overseas trip. According to the OVP, the Vice President overseas trip includes a...
Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol said Monday night, July 20, that Presiding Officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero had largely prepared his ruling on the prosecution 's subpoena requests even before the impeachment trial formally began on July 6, but deferred issuing it to...
Senator-judge Imee Marcos said on Tuesday, June 21, that she supports the issuance of subpoenas for Vice President Sara Duterte 's bank and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) records, provided they are limited to transactions and documents covering Duterte 's current term in office. Marcos...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte said the Senate impeachment court 's decision granting the prosecution 's request to subpoena her financial records was not a major setback as it weighs possible legal remedies, including elevating the matter to the Supreme Court. In a press...
