The House prosecution panel finds no problem at all with a protracted Senate impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte that may run seven to eight months. Prosecutor Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua said on Sunday, June 28 that the panel would use this as an opportunity to fully lay...
The Impeachment Court may decide to open the sealed box containing the income tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte during the course of the trial. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said this may happen even if the box was not marked during the pre-trial conference. Last Friday, Senate...
Members of the August Twenty-One Movement (ATOM) and other groups staged a protest at the Ninoy Aquino Monument in Makati City on Sunday, June 28, demanding justice and accountability from officials allegedly involved in corruption. The groups, including Tindig Pilipinas, held a "Walk for Justice"...
What 's sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander, in the same way that individuals who make "death threats" against sitting presidents should be equally held accountable. This was the crux of House Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V 's argument as he drew...
The Senate sitting as an Impeachment Court is ready to hold the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte in the next seven to eight months and is considering shortening the proceedings to allow the Upper Chamber sufficient room to pass important legislative measures. This, despite the...
It remains up to the Senate impeachment court to decide whether the issue on Bureau of Internal (BIR) box will be resolved before the trial proper or during the impeachment proceedings of Vice President Sara Duterte. This was according to Senate Secretary and Impeachment Clerk of Court Renato...
A "layman-spokesperson" of the House prosecution panel has lectured Vice President Sara Duterte’s camp on the legal implications of "free speech", as it applies to the impeachment trial respondent 's alleged death threats against President Marcos. Despite not being a lawyer, Lanao del Sur...
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte could become the longest in Philippine history if it reaches the 92 trial days, Senate Secretary and Impeachment Clerk of Court Renato Bantug said on Saturday, June 27. In a radio interview on DWIZ, Bantug said the estimate is based on the...
It 's the Senate impeachment court that will ultimately decide whether or not the former Davao City court sheriff punched by Vice President Sara Duterte 15 years ago would testify in the latter 's proceedings. Thus, said prosecution panel spokesperson Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia...
The House prosecution panel intends to hit the ground running during Vice President Sara Duterte’s Senate impeachment trial by presenting its first witness on the first day of the proceedings. Thus, said prosecution spokesperson lawyer Benjamin Tolosa Jr., who otherwise didn 't give away too...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson laughed off claims linking the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte to the Senate 's ongoing investigation into anomalous flood control projects. According to Lacson, such attempts are being pushed by politicians already in "campaign mode"...
So damaging would be the contents of Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) box to impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte’s case that it ought to be called an entire "armory". This was part of House prosecution panel Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong 's witty word...
