No threats have been monitored by the Senate Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) related to the scheduled July 6 impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, even as heightened security measures remain in place in the chamber. Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Alfred Sotto Corpus made the statement...
Leading the 16-lawyer defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial is Atty. Sheila Sison, a litigator from Fortun Narvasa & Salazar. The law firm described Sison as a "fierce litigator" who specializes in criminal litigation. She also practices in areas of in civil...
House Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V expects consistency from Vice President Sara Duterte during the course of her upcoming Senate impeachment trial. By "consistency", Ortega means to keep on snubbing the proceedings. Speaking on June 20 during the Saturday News Forum at...
House prosecution panel spokesperson Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep Zia Alonto Adiong chewed up the defense team of respondent Vice President Sara Duterte for adopting its list of witnesses for the lady official 's upcoming Senate impeachment trial. Adiong had this to say Friday, June 19--a...
Members of the House prosecution panel are elated that the proverbial ball is now rolling toward the much-awaited Senate impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte. Lead prosecutor Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro and prosecution panel spokesperson Lanao...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday, June 19, that it was finalizing extensive security preparations as the Senate gears up for the start of the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte. Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., PNP Chief, announced that personnel of...
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte would be the Senate’s biggest test—not the recent leadership crisis that seems to have been resolved following Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian’s ascent as Senate chief, former senator Franklin Drilon said. Thus, Drilon said the Senate must not...
House prosecution panel spokesperson Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong can 't wait to see the infamous "Mary Grace Piattos" in person. This, as the prosecutors and the entire country for that matter wait in bated breath for the start of Vice President Sara Duterte 's...
The pre-trial conference for the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, which began on Thursday, June 18, will resume next week after both camps were unable to complete the marking of documentary evidence during the first day of proceedings. Duterte’s defense team spokesperson...
The House prosecution panel has highlighted on Thursday, June 18 respondent Vice President Sara Duterte 's absence in the pre-trial conference for her own Senate impeachment trial. Prosecution panel spokesperson Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co and Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto...
The Senate has yet to decide on whether to elect Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero to be the presiding officer in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian made the remark in a press briefing at the Senate on Thursday, June 18, saying the proposal to...
The debate on whether or not the conviction vote threshold should be lowered in Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial is no reason to delay the conduct of the trial itself. Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro had this to say Thursday, June 18, as...
