Amando Virgil Ligutan--the prosecutor who has been keeping the defense of Vice President Sara Duterte in check with his propitious objections --has earned the respect and admiration of his fellow prosecution panel members in the ongoing Senate impeachment trial. This is not to say that Ligutan didn...
Former presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo expressed support for the Trump administration 's newly launched campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC), describing the move as "long in coming" and accusing the tribunal of unlawfully interfering in the affairs of countries...
The alleged "Romanov" plot was directed at the family of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.—not Vice President Sara Duterte—according to National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc, who testified before the Senate impeachment court on Tuesday, July 14. "Kay Mayor Baste...
House prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon mocked Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team on Tuesday, July 14 over what he insinuated was its weak cross-examination of impeachment trial witness, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc. "May...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, July 14, maintained that the impeachment complaint filed against her is not supported by credible evidence as the Senate impeachment court continued its fifth day of trial. In a statement released by the Office of the Vice President (OVP), Duterte reiterated...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte has appointed an additional spokesman for her ongoing impeachment trial. Lawyer Justin Nicol Gular, a senior associate at Fortun Narvasa and Salazar, has been designated as deputy spokesman in an announcement made by defense team spokesman and lawyer...
Senator-judge Bam Aquino on Monday, July 13, pressed Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team to explicitly state whether she denied speaking to an alleged hitman to carry out killings in case something were to happen to her. During the fourth day of Duterte 's impeachment trial,...
The House prosecution panel is unfazed by the apparent strategy of Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense lawyers to highlight the supposed typographical or clerical errors in its own documentary evidence. According to Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong, all that the defense...
House solon-prosecutor Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua has admitted to hiring personal security in 2024 after feeling threatened in connection with remarks made about him and other congressmen by Vice President Sara Duterte. In a press conference on Monday, July 13 on the sidelines of day four...
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...
Senator Erwin Tulfo, on Monday, July 13, pressed the House prosecution panel 's second witness on whether its probe into Vice President Sara Duterte 's controversial public statements found evidence that she had acted on her alleged threats. During the fourth day of Duterte 's...
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...
