In a free legal advice of sorts, Antipolo City 1st district Rep. Ronaldo Puno said the prosecution against impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte should pursue her conviction in the same way that the prosecution tried to pin down former president Joseph "Erap" Estrada 25 years ago....
Nearly 200 members of the House of Representatives are ready to support the adoption of the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte as of Tuesday, May 5. Thus, said Committee on Justice member Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon in a chance interview as House members awaited...
From seven articles of impeachment last year, the 2026 impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte only features four articles of impeachment. But this shouldn 't be considered a downgrade, says House Senior Deputy Minority Leader Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima,...
It 's the minority bloc 's job to oppose. For Sen. Robinhood Padilla, the role of the minority bloc is to oppose not just the impeachment but any other matter. In an interview on Monday, May 4, he stressed that such a stance should not be misconstrued as bias. Padilla underscored that...
The Senate is gearing up for a busy and heavier workload in the next few months, as it resumes regular sessions on Monday, May 4 after a month-long recess. Senators are getting ready for the passage of priority measures, endorsed by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC)...
If an impeached official resigns while his or her trial in the Senate is underway, legal uncertainties emerge—particularly on whether the case becomes moot or if disqualification from future office remains on the table. Based on the impeachment primer from the University of the Philippines...
The legal team of Sara Duterte has confirmed it will “definitely participate” in a potential Senate impeachment trial, even as it continues to challenge the legality of the proceedings before the Supreme Court. Lawyer Michael Poa, spokesperson for Duterte’s impeachment defense team, said...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon has highlighted another perceived lapse in the legal strategy of impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team. And this one is so big that Ridon believes the Duterte camp shouldn 't even be allowed to join the impending Senate...
Former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Neri Colmenares believes that voting against Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment in plenary would be problematic proposition for House members who want to shield the lady official. According to the militant group leader, voting "no" to the Vice...
Battle lines are slowly but surely being drawn in anticipation of the Senate impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte. On the part of the House of Representatives, Committee on Justice chairperson and prospective lead prosecutor Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics"...
For Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, acting “forthwith” on the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte means proceeding the day after the Senate receives it. "Sa akin ang forthwith the following day (For me, forthwith means the following day)," he said in an...
The former spokesperson of the Senate impeachment court under then Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said that the Supreme Court’s 14-0-1 decision on the term “forthwith” only proved that the critics were wrong, former Senate impeachment court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol said. ...
