Vice President Sara Duterte called reports about her supposed trip to Japan “inaccurate,” stressing that her travel plans had changed and that updated information had already been submitted to the Office of the President. In a statement issued Tuesday, August 18, Duterte said the reports did...
House prosecutor Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua has called out on Tuesday, Aug. 18 hostile witness Gina Acosta 's inability to speak and understand Filipino for the charade that he thinks it is. Chua was referring to the former Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer...
Citing concerns over the accuracy of the visuals presented to the Senate impeachment court, the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte objected to the prosecution’s use of AI-generated images during the impeachment trial. Defense spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa said the defense registered its...
The second perjury complaint filed by Vice President Sara Duterte against former House witness Ramil L. Madriaga will not affect the ongoing impeachment trial, according to Duterte’s defense spokesperson, Atty. Michael Poa. During a press conference on August 17, Poa said the defense would...
The House prosecution panel refuses to be distracted by rumors of a negotiated deal between President Marcos and his ex-political ally, Vice President Sara Duterte amid the lady official 's Senate impeachment trial. ⠀ House impeachment adviser and prosecution panel spokesperson Robert...
The House prosecution panel defended its use of an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated image during the continuation of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial Monday, Aug. 17. It was private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan who showed the AI-generated image during his...
Former Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer (SDO) Gina Acosta told the Senate impeachment court Monday, Aug. 17 how she was able to encash P125 million in confidential funds, which she then released to Col. Raymund Dante Lachica upon the instructions of respondent Vice...
Despite the inclement weather, the Senate Impeachment Court cannot hold virtual proceedings as there is no rule for it, spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol said on Monday, August 17. “Virtual court hearings are not included in the impeachment rules; even in ordinary courts, this is only an...
The House prosecution panel can 't help but be mystified by Vice President Sara Duterte aide Gina Acosta’s apparent difficulty in speaking Filipino during her Senate impeachment trial testimony Monday, Aug. 17. This, despite proof that she readily answered questions in Filipino during a 2024...
Former Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer (SDO) Gina Acosta said confidential funds were spent on tree-planting activities under the agency 's "good governance programs". Acosta, a hostile witness for the prosecution in Vice President Sara Duterte 's ongoing...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, Aug. 17, filed a second complaint for perjury under Article 183 of the Revised Penal Code against Ramil L. Madriaga before the Office of the City Prosecutor of Taguig. In a statement released by the Office of the Vice President (OVP), Duterte’s legal...
The Senate Impeachment Court on Monday, August 17 declared Vice President Sara Duterte’s special disbursement officer at the Office of the Vice President, Gina Acosta, the first hostile witness in the trial over the alleged misuse of confidential funds. Presiding Officer Senator Francis...
