CEBU CITY – Bohol Rep. Vanessa Aumentado is standing by her decision to vote against the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. Aumentado ventilated this sentiment following the reorganization at the House of the Respresentatives where she lost the chairmanship of the Committee on...
Are Vice President Sara Duterte 's lawyers purposely throwing rank-and-file employees of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and Department of Education (DepEd) under the bus regarding article I or the confidential funds misuse allegation? Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon and the rest...
In over four years, Vice President Sara Duterte showed no sincerity to properly liquidate the P612.5 million in confidential funds that were released to offices under her control--specifically the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and Department of Education (DepEd). Thus, said House impeachment...
In the high-stakes crucible of the Senate Impeachment Court, where political rhetoric often threatens to obscure constitutional substance, the ultimate weight of truth relies on verifiable facts, rigorous documentation, and forensic integrity. As the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Z....
Private prosecutor Benjamin "Jay" Tolosa Jr. has reiterated the prosecution panel 's months-old challenge for Vice President Sara Duterte to answer the allegations against her before the Senate impeachment court. This, after the Supreme Court (SC) dismissed all petitions challenging the House...
Private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan-- arguably one of the breakout stars in Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial --has asked a question that seemingly places the respondent between the devil and the deep blue sea when It comes to proving the legitimacy of acknowledgment...
Maintaining that the Senate impeachment proceedings against her were already mired in controversy due to what she described as repeated instances of "bending the law," Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, Aug. 6, dismissed suggestions that reported developments involving Senator Ronald "Bato"...
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...
Senator-judges in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte are expected to remain impartial and unbiased, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the Senator-judges should not sweep the truth under the rug, stressing it is not their...
One of the key legal issues raised during the August 6 impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte was the defense 's opposition to the prosecution 's request for the Senate impeachment court to take judicial notice of the House of Representatives ' committee hearings and...
The "confidential funds saga" of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial promises to get even more interesting. This, after lead prosecutor Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro informed the Senate impeachment court that two former aides of the...
The Supreme Court’s (SC) dismissal of the two consolidated petitions that challenged the House Committee on Justice 's impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte proves that no official in the country is above accountability. Thus, said justice panel chairperson Batangas 2nd...
