It wasn 't a witness or a piece of evidence that became an issue at Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial on Wednesday, July 22. Instead, it was the bell. Senator-judge Robin Padilla 's questioning of the House prosecution briefly shifted into a debate over whether the...
Not just a mere threat, but a confession of a plan to kill the President. That 's how prosecution witness, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag described impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte 's infamous "death threat video" against President...
Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol said Monday night, July 20, that Presiding Officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero had largely prepared his ruling on the prosecution 's subpoena requests even before the impeachment trial formally began on July 6, but deferred issuing it to...
Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero, Impeachment Court Presiding Officer, on Monday, July 20, referred Senator-judge Rodante Marcoleta’s request to be allowed to vote in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte to the Senate. This, after Escudero disclosed during the seventh (7th) day...
The House prosecution panel has claimed victory over the Senate impeachment court 's ruling on late Monday afternoon, July 20 to grant its subpoena request for the bank and tax records of impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio....
The Senate Impeachment Court on Monday, July 20 granted the prosecution 's requests to subpoena bank records, Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) reports, and tax documents of Vice President Sara Duterte; her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio and several corporations allegedly linked to them. ...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero said he supports a fresh and evidence-based congressional review of the country’s juvenile justice system especially if it is no longer responsive to current realities. Escudero, who co-authored Republic Act No. 9344 in 2006 and its amendatory law, Republic...
The recent political realignment in the Senate has fueled online speculation that the Office of the Ombudsman’s (OMB) investigation into alleged flood-control irregularities involving Senators Joel Villanueva and Francis “Chiz” Escudero has been sidelined. The speculation came after the two...
The Senate Impeachment Court has granted the request of the House prosecution panel to subpoena three officials of Landbank when it resumes the trial next week, Monday, July 20, 2026. Impeachment Court Presiding Officer and Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero announced this before closing the sixth...
A ranking congressman has called out impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense lawyers for supposed acts in violation of decorum. In a statement on Wednesday, July 15, House Deputy Speaker Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun told the defense panel to uphold the...
A bill seeking to overhaul the country’s product regulatory system by transferring several functions of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to other government agencies has been filed in the Senate. Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, in filng Senate Bill No. 2310 or the proposed “Product...
Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Judge Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday, July 14 called out one of Vice President Sara Duterte’s lawyers for making remarks related to her grades during the Bar examinations. This, after defense counsel Mark Vinluan, brought up Duterte’s impressive legal...
