It will be "awkward" for President Marcos to call for a special session to tackle the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte sans a request from the Senate. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte (Mark Balmores) "The way we see it, it would be an...
Vice President Sara Duterte (left), President Marcos (MANILA BULLETIN) Leave President Marcos out of the issue on Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial. Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong and Manila 1st district...
Manila 1st district Rep. Ernesto Dionisio (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Manila 1st district Rep. Ernesto "Ernix" Dionisio says that mere common sense would tell you that the word "forthwith" means "immediately". Thus, said the...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero While congressmen respect all of Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero's pronouncements and opinions on Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment, they certainly don't have to agree with him. And...
Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun has asked the would-be senator-judges to places themselves in the shoes of those who are close to the people that Vice President Sara...
Former Senate President Franklin M. Drilon on Sunday, February 23 reiterated that the power to convene Congress for a special session rests solely with the President. Congress without a special session, cannot meet to act on the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte,...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Sunday, February 23 that the Senate cannot hold a special session on its own. Escudero said this in an interview on Radio DZBB, in response to Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III's recent statement wherein he stated that the Senate...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon (left), Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero (MANILA BULLETIN/ Facebook) Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero's fellow Bicolano, Ako-Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon, doesn't believe that public...
Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB) Two ranking congressmen are contending that their colleagues in the Senate can convene as an impeachment court even without a special session called by President Marcos or a Supreme Court (SC) order....
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Friday, Feb. 21, that he will consult his fellow senators if they want to or are available for a caucus to discuss Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial. Senate President Francis 'Chiz' Escudero speaks at a press conference on Wednesday,...
Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook, MANILA BULLETIN) Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun said the country's senators should keep one particular case in mind if and when Vice President Sara...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has criticized Senate President Chiz Escudero for supposedly delaying the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Castro says the convening of an impeachment court is not contingent on public clamor, but a constitutional mandate. ...
