The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte is moving with greater urgency to find a new spokesperson following the impeachment court 's ruling to strictly enforce the sub judice rule, a development that has put defense spokesperson and lawyer Michael Poa in an increasingly difficult...
The House prosecution panel is preparing its next wave of witnesses in Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial for the upcoming Sept. 1 and 2 hearing dates, which will be headlined by her own defense lawyer. Lead prosecutor Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics"...
The Senate impeachment court on Wednesday, Aug. 26, reminded Vice President Sara Duterte to comply with its prohibition on public comments about the merits of her impeachment case. This was after she released a statement while presiding officer Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero was delivering a...
Malacañang disagreed with Vice President Sara Duterte 's call to prosecution to prove an impeachable offense against her with evidence and not insults, speculation, or political theatrics. On Tuesday 's impeachment trial, evidence was presented showing that the Vice President was aware...
Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Wednesday, August 26 that the body can compel the Office of the Vice President to produce evidence that the confidential funds given to the agency were utilized properly and given as rewards to informants. Escudero...
House prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon has asked the Office of the Ombudsman to look into a possible malversation case against Senate impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte and her close aides. This, after the prosecution grilled on Tuesday, Aug. 25 Office of the...
A top official of Vice President Sara Duterte admitted on Wednesday, August 26 that Col. Raymund Dante Lachica, whose name has repeatedly cropped up in the ongoing impeachment trial on the vice president’s alleged misuse of confidential funds, is not an employee of the Office of the Vice...
Presiding Officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, Aug. 26, ordered the strict enforcement of the impeachment court’s Rule 18, barring parties, their lawyers and witnesses, as well as senator-judges, from publicly commenting on the merits of the pending impeachment trial. In a lengthy...
Private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan insisted on proprietary of his Facebook post two weeks ago, even as it ultimately became the reason why the Senate impeachment court laid down stricter rules on public statements by the parties in Vice President Sara Duterte 's trial. “Correcting a...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, August 26, challenged prosecutors and members of Congress pursuing the impeachment complaints against her to prove an impeachable offense with evidence, arguing that insults, speculation, and political theatrics have no place in the proceedings. In a...
For the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte, a prompt resolution of her impeachment trial is in everyone’s interest, stressing that both sides—and the nation as a whole—stand to benefit from the timely conclusion of the proceedings, regardless of the eventual verdict. Defense...
Warning that statements made in court can quickly spread on social media and potentially shape public opinion before the impeachment court reaches a decision, the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte has raised concerns over the use of “suggestive terms” during her impeachment trial....
