The House prosecution panel is blaming Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team for puportedly "slowing the pace" of the impeachment trial--whether by design or not. Private prosecutor Benjamin "Jay" Tolosa Jr. was referring to the situation surrounding their current witness on the stand,...
Are Vice President Sara Duterte 's lawyers purposely throwing rank-and-file employees of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and Department of Education (DepEd) under the bus regarding article I or the confidential funds misuse allegation? Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon and the rest...
In over four years, Vice President Sara Duterte showed no sincerity to properly liquidate the P612.5 million in confidential funds that were released to offices under her control--specifically the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and Department of Education (DepEd). Thus, said House impeachment...
Private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan-- arguably one of the breakout stars in Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial --has asked a question that seemingly places the respondent between the devil and the deep blue sea when It comes to proving the legitimacy of acknowledgment...
The "confidential funds saga" of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial promises to get even more interesting. This, after lead prosecutor Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro informed the Senate impeachment court that two former aides of the...
House Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V hilariously assumed on Wednesday, Aug. 5 that all informants of impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte were sickly or had an ailment of some sort. This was Ortega 's sarcastic commentary to testimony coming out of...
The House prosecution team in Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial called to the witness stand on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 5 its fourth witness on the allegation of confidential fund misuse. Taking her oath before senator-judges was COA Intelligence and Confidential Funds...
Senator-judge Robin Padilla on Wednesday, August 5, linked the Department of Education (DepEd), in charge of basic education in the Philippines from kindergarten up to senior high school, to back his claim of communist recruitment from universities. Padilla said this during his questioning of...
Malacañang warned Filipinos against believing unverified reports that Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has already been arrested, as it accused allies of Vice President Sara Duterte of using the issue to divert attention from allegations involving her confidential funds. In a statement on...
Commission on Audit (COA) auditor Roderick Wamil’s testimony on Vice President Sara Duterte 's alleged confidential funds misuse remained unrebutted, private prosecutor Benjamin "Jay" Tolosa Jr. said. Tolosa gave this assessment ahead of day 13 of respondent Duterte 's Senate...
House prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon described as "irregular" and "improper" the alleged request of Vice President Sara Duterte 's subordinates for the Commission on Audit (COA) to temper its actions on the audit of confidential funds. Ridon was referring to COA auditor...
Noting that the prosecution has yet to establish its allegations, the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, August 4, reiterated that there was "no misuse" or misappropriation of the Office of the Vice President 's (OVP) confidential funds. Defense spokesperson Atty. Michael...