Senator-Judge Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday, July 14 defended Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte from allegations he could be involved in the so-called “Operation Romanov.” Cayetano pointed this out after a sudden twist in the testimony of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday, July 13 was questioned over its failure to identify the person Vice President Sara Duterte had allegedly contracted to eliminate President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, and two other members of his family. Given the gravity of the...
The Senate Impeachment Court deferred on Monday, July 13 the House prosecution panel’s request to present National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag as a witness in the ongoing trial of Vice President Sara Duterte ahead of his scheduled appearance after some senator-judges and...
The Senate Impeachment Court is set to hear this week the oral arguments on the requested subpoenas for Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax records from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), as well as documents coming from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) and from other establishments...
The Senate Impeachment Court should explore ways that would help speed up the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte as the latter is also entitled to a speedy trial, Senator-Judge Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. “The Vice President is entitled to a speedy trial, just like...
The Sandiganbayan’s move to deny Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada’s motion to attend the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio could spare the Impeachment Court from potentially interfering with an ongoing judicial process. Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson pointed this out...
The Senate Impeachment Court has granted the House prosecution panel’s request to summon Zuleika Lopez, Chief of Staff of the Office of the Vice President, to appear at next week’s scheduled trial. Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero ordered the issuance of a...
The Senate Impeachment Court is ready to hear the legal team of Vice President Sara Duterte start its cross-examination of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Senior Agent John Mark Calilung today, Wednesday, July 8. This, after the House prosecution panel presented Calilung as its first...
The Senate impeachment court rejected the move of Vice President Sara Duterte’s legal team to exclude the first witness presented by the House prosecution panel in the impeachment trial. This, after the prosecution team presented its first witness on the second day of the vice president’s...
Senator Loren Legarda said she is bringing her veteran experience in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. Legarda, a four-term lawmaker, is one of only two senators with three experience, having taken part in the impeachment proceedings against President Joseph...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano did not hold back from expressing his frustration in the ongoing trial of Vice President Sara Duterte when he led the Senate Impeachment Court into an opening prayer at the resumption of the impeachment proceedings on Tuesday, July 7. The former Senate president, who...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano called on the Senate Impeachment Court on Monday, July 6 to allow Senators Rodante Marcoleta and Jinggoy Estrada—who are both detained for plunder cases—to attend Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. Cayetano said both senators should be allowed to...
