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...
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...
Office of the Vice President Chief of Staff Lemuel Ortonio on Tuesday, August 25 admitted that the signatures of Vice President Sara Duterte in two documents pertaining to confidential funds were different. This was after Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero...
The Senate Impeachment Court on Tuesday, August 25 declared another witness at the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte as a hostile witness. On Day 18 of the impeachment trial, Presiding Officer Senator-judge Francis Escudero declared Office of the Vice President Assistant Chief of Staff Lemuel...
The prosecution’s hostile witness, Gina Acosta on Monday, August 24 insisted that she acted on the orders of Vice President Sara Duterte when the latter ordered her to encash the P125-million confidential funds and turn over the money to the head of their security, Col. Raymund Dante Lachica. On...
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 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...
The Commission on Audit (COA) is studying the possibility of launching a fraud audit against the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) over the “unusual” names of the recipients of confidential funds from the two agencies that were both then under Vice...
The Office of the Vice President (OV) under Vice President Sara Duterte was unable to submit official receipts or sales invoices for the purchase of physical goods, including tables, chairs, desktop computers and printers using confidential funds. This was according to Xylene Mae del Campo, a...
Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday, August 11 reminded the defense lawyers of Vice President Sara Duterte about the need to respond to the prosecution’s messages concerning the stipulation of documents. This, after both sides failed to meet after...
The Supreme Court’s dismissal of Vice President Sara Duterte’s petition to nullify the House of Representatives’ impeachment proceedings against her confirms that the role of the House is done and that the Senate now has the sole authority over the trial. In a statement, Senate Impeachment...
Senate Impeachment Court presiding officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, August 5, ordered the defense panel of Vice President Sara Duterte to again review the documents submitted by the House prosecution panel pertaining to her alleged misuse of confidential funds. This,...
