House prosecutor Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua has called out on Tuesday, Aug. 18 hostile witness Gina Acosta 's inability to speak and understand Filipino for the charade that he thinks it is. Chua was referring to the former Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer...
The House prosecution panel defended its use of an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated image during the continuation of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial Monday, Aug. 17. It was private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan who showed the AI-generated image during his...
Former Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer (SDO) Gina Acosta told the Senate impeachment court Monday, Aug. 17 how she was able to encash P125 million in confidential funds, which she then released to Col. Raymund Dante Lachica upon the instructions of respondent Vice...
Former Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer (SDO) Gina Acosta said confidential funds were spent on tree-planting activities under the agency 's "good governance programs". Acosta, a hostile witness for the prosecution in Vice President Sara Duterte 's ongoing...
What 's the rationale for spending millions in confidential funds to secure Vice President Sara Duterte in Davao City--her family 's political stronghold? House prosecution panel spokesperson Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong asked this question following Commission on...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte is exercising greater caution when dealing with the media as the Senate impeachment trial progresses, with defense spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa saying it has become difficult to discuss the case without risking a violation of the court’s rules....
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) still has legal remedies available if the Commission on Audit (COA) upholds a Notice of Disallowance involving its funds, defense spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa said. Poa explained the process during a press briefing following the 15th day of Vice President...
Senator-judge Raffy Tulfo on Wednesday, Aug. 12, questioned the Office of the Vice President’s P16 million confidential fund spending on safe-house rentals in 2022 for 11 days, noting that the amount appeared higher in comparison with daily rental rates in exclusive subdivisions. During the 15th...
Private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan said in open court--although in jest--that she held herself back from "spanking" her much younger defense lawyer-counterpart, Kristine Ferrer, during the continuation of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday, Aug. 12. It was the...
Defense counsel for Vice President Sara Duterte pressed a Commission on Audit (COA) witness on Wednesday, August 12, over intelligence and surveillance activities cited by the Office of the Vice President (OVP). During the impeachment trial, defense counsel Kristine Ferrer presented...
House prosecution panel spokesperson Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong says millions worth of confidential funds attributed to impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte may have been used to further the latter 's political plans. Adiong, a member of the House...
Private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan couldn 't help but comment during the Senate impeachment trial Tuesday, Aug. 11 that only Superman could have done the single-day confidential funds disbursement feat indicated in the documents submitted by the Department of Education (DepEd) under its former...
