Senate Impeachment Court presiding officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Wednesday, August 5, ruled that there is no conflict of interest on the part of Michael Poa, serving as defense counsel for Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial despite his participation in a 2023 meeting with the...
There is a presumption that Vice President Sara Duterte used the confidential and intelligence funds of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) for her personal benefit because she failed to comply with state auditing rules, a Commission on Audit (COA) auditor...
The Commission on Audit (COA) 's rules governing the audit of confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) should be updated and expanded to ensure greater accountability, Senator-Judge Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said Wednesday, Aug. 5. In Day 13 of the impeachment trial of Vice President...
In the 10 years that he audited over 30 government agencies’ confidential and intelligence fund expenses, Commission on Audit (COA) auditor Roderick Wamil said it was only during Vice President Sara Duterte’s time that he saw a department won’t submit official receipts, relying only on the...
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...
The anticipated scrutiny of Vice President Sara Duterte’s bank, tax and Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) records would have to take a back seat when the Senate Impeachment Court resumes the trial this week. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said the Impeachment Court will first finish...
A group of women’s rights advocate, academics and feminists on Wednesday, July 29 filed a complaint against Senator Pia Cayetano for supposedly posting a spliced and misleading video that falsely portrayed House prosecutor and Akbayan Rep. Chel Diokno as admitting that they were pursuing Vice...
The Senate must balance the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte with its constitutional duties as the Second Regular Session of the 20th Congress opens. Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano made the statement on Monday, July 27 after the Upper Chamber formally opened its...
Senior Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Thursday, July 23 assured the public that the Senate will continue its ongoing investigations into anomalous flood control projects. Ejercito said the Senate will carry out its duties despite the ongoing impeachment trial of Vice...
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag said on Tuesday, July 21 that the agency is 100 percent sure that Vice President Sara Duterte hired a hitman who will execute President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos and members of his family. Matibag said the NBI task force that is...
Senator-judge Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, July 21 criticized a fellow senator-judge in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte for supposedly dragging down the level of discourse in the Impeachment Court. Without naming names, Lacson in his post on X, said “Kapag...
Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero, presiding officer of the Senate Impeachment Court, on Tuesday, July 21, admonished National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag for making statements against some members of the court. Escudero made the remark at the start of the trial after the...
