ZAMBOANGA CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte visited Sulu province and Zamboanga City on Monday, Feb. 9, to offer support, sympathies, and assistance to victims of the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 that sank in the sea of Baluk Baluk Island in Basilan province last Jan. 26. Duterte arrived in Sulu at 7...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Monday, Feb. 9, that a constitutionally-mandated process of accountability, such as impeachment, should not be brought down to the same level as personal motives. “Ang ganyang ka-importanteng constitutional process kasi ng accountability ang isang impeachment, di...
Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team opted to just reiterate its previous stand on her impeachment complaints following a third case that was filed against her on Monday, Feb. 9. Lawyer Michael Poa, one of Duterte 's counsels, said the defense team has "nothing further to add...
Lawyers for former president Rodrigo Duterte have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to allow them to add 78 items to their evidence list for the confirmation of charges hearing later this month, arguing the materials are necessary to challenge the prosecution’s case. In a filing dated...
Vice President Sara Duterte has described her late uncle, Benjamin Duterte, as one of their strengths during the 2025 elections. In honor of her uncle, whose passing was announced on Saturday, Feb. 7, the Vice President posted a message on her social media accounts, where she also expressed her...
The camp of former president Rodrigo Duterte renewed its bid for his interim release from International Criminal Court (ICC) custody, filing a submission dated Feb. 5, 2026, just weeks before the scheduled confirmation of charges hearing later this month. In the filing before Pre-Trial Chamber I,...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday, Feb. 7, described the fresh impeachment complaint filed against her as nothing but "a piece of paper without any evidence as she said that Akbayan, one of those who filed the case, "does not have any credibility" to do so. Duterte said the move to oust her...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said on Friday, February 6, that the Senate is always prepared to convene as an impeachment court following the transmittal of impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte. Sotto made the statement after House Secretary General Cheloy...
The identity of Mary Grace Piattos, an alleged recipient of Vice President Sara Duterte 's confidential funds, will remain a mystery, after all. This, as Duterte 's defense team clarified on Thursday, Feb. 6, that the controversial Mary Grace Piattos will not be part of its defense as...
The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte is ready to explain controversies surrounding the impeachment complaint filed against her, including the mysterious Mary Grace Piattos. Lawyer Michael Poa, one of the counsels of the Vice President, made the pronouncement Wednesday, Feb. 4, as House...
DAVAO CITY – Davao lawmakers strongly opposed on Wednesday, Feb. 4, the reported extension of the suspension of Cavite Rep. Kiko Barzaga. Reps. Paolo Duterte (first district), Omar Vincent Duterte (second district), Isidro Ungab (third district), and Harold Duterte of the PPP party-list slammed...
Senator Robinhood Padilla is open to considering a change in Senate leadership if the issue of impeachment arises, particularly one involving Vice President Sara Duterte. In an interview on Tuesday, Feb. 3, Padilla said he currently sees no justification for replacing the Senate President unless...
