Recognizing that both the prosecution and the defense have been given equal opportunities to present their arguments, the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Aug. 4, said the Senate impeachment court has been fair in handling the proceedings. Defense spokesperson Atty. Michael...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, August 4, disputed claims that she was the first vice president in Philippine history to receive confidential funds, saying such assertions are misleading and inconsistent with historical records. Speaking to reporters after the day...
Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) officials purportedly asked the Commission on Audit (COA) to issue a less formal “audit query” instead of an Audit Observation Memorandum (AOM) over deficiencies in the agencies’ confidential fund submissions, a COA...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong believed that the supposed haste by which P125 million was encashed and spent betrayed an alleged effort to misuse the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) confidential funds. Adiong, a spokesperson of the prosecution panel seeking to convict Vice...
Noting that it would be premature to discuss the matter while the Senate impeachment trial remains in the prosecution 's presentation of evidence, the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, August 3, declined to comment on issues involving "Mary Grace Piattos." Defense...
Stressing that subpoenaed documents are not automatically admissible as evidence, the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, August 3, said thousands of acknowledgment receipts presented in the impeachment trial remain subject to legal scrutiny. Defense spokesperson and lawyer...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, August 3, maintained that the Commission on Audit (COA) findings presented during the Senate impeachment trial reflect only "one side of the story," saying it would challenge the audit observations as the proceedings move forward. Speaking...
How exactly was Vice President Sara Duterte able to finance her multiple foreign travels, which reached three months in terms of duration between 2025 and 2026? House impeachment prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon asked this question on Monday, Aug. 3 even as Duterte’s Senate...
A total of 10 more questionable-sounding names--including one that could potentially be related to the infamous confidential funds recipient "Mary Grace Piattos"--were brought up Monday, Aug. 3 during respondent Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial. During the proceedings,...
The Senate Impeachment Court on Monday, August 3 granted the request of BDO Unibank and Security Bank to be given 10 more banking days to complete their submission of Vice President Sara Duterte’s financial accounts. Both banks appealed for an extension, citing the volume of financial records...
House prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon chided Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, Aug. 3 for being absent--yet again--in her own Senate impeachment trial. "Sa ikalimang linggo o ikalabing-isang araw ng paglilitis, wala pa ring Vice President Sara Duterte sa loob ng Senate...
Impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte signed the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) liquidation report certifying that the purpose of its P125-million confidential fund-cash advance had been accomplished, Prosecution witness Commission on Audit (COA) auditor Roderick Wamil...
