The International Criminal Court (ICC) has granted British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman’s request to withdraw as counsel for former President Rodrigo Duterte in his crimes against humanity case before the tribunal in The Hague. In a decision dated May 11, Trial Chamber III said it approved...
In what was arguably the biggest shock in the House plenary vote on Monday, May 11, Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco joined the overwhelming majority who favored the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. Before this, Tiangco--either by design or not--has positioned himself as a...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Monday, May 11, said there was no unusual activity at the Villamor Air Base (VAB) despite speculation following former senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s presentation of an alleged International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant of arrest against Sen. Ronald “Bato”...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, May 11, said the "burden now rests on the accusers" to prove their allegations after the plenary transmitted the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate. In an official statement, Duterte’s legal team said they are aware of the action taken...
Vice President Sara Duterte--an aspiring President in 2028--now has the unsavory tag of being the first Philippine official to get impeached by the House of Representatives not once, but twice. It happened in successive years--2025 and 2026--with the number of impeachment backers this year...
Senator Erwin Tulfo believes that a change in the Senate leadership because of a would-be handling of Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment sends the wrong message. In an interview, Tulfo said that there 's no need for a leadership shift. “Hindi, kasi nakakahiya naman. Dahil sa...
Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro doesn 't buy the narrative that British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman was fired as Rodrigo Duterte 's lead counsel in connection with the former Philippine president 's International Criminal Court (ICC) case. Instead,...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon is so confident of Vice President Sara Duterte 's impending impeachment, he has released a fearless forecast of sorts in the morning of the potential plenary vote on Monday, May 11. "Today, the 20th Congress House of Representatives will make history....
House Deputy Speaker Iloilo 3rd district Rep. Janette Garin has shown that she is unbothered by the recent references to her and Dengvaxia, despite what her congressman-colleagues might think. Recently tagging Garin in Dengvaxia-related posts are "congressmeow" Cavite 4th district Rep. Francisco...
Lawyer-legislator Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro has admitted that she can 't quite grasp Senator Robin Padilla 's logic regarding his stern desire to prevent the Senate for convening into an impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. “I...
Impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte has three close relatives in the House of Representatives who could go all out during plenary session Monday, May 11 to argue against the articles of impeachment against her, if they want to. “Well, there will be debate after the sponsorship...
The Senate may convene immediately as an impeachment court by Wednesday, May 13 if the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte reaches the Upper Chamber by Tuesday. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said this in a radio interview on Sunday, May 10 adding that he believes it would be...
