Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido "Benny" Abante Jr. is asking supporters of impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte from Mindanao and elsewhere to judge the actions of the prosecution team based on their constitutional duty. The impeachment respondent had this to say even as the...
Two Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officers are expected to take the witness stand Tuesday, Sept. 1 during day 20 of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial, as the prosecutors try to expose details of the alleged misuse of P112.5 million in Department of Education...
The Senate Finance Committee will not allow the upcoming hearings on the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 as a venue to discuss the merits of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito, chairman of the Senate finance panel, said the...
If anybody among the private prosecutors in Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial has exemplified what "pro bono passion" is all about, it 's lawyer Mae Divinagracia. This, as House impeachment adviser Robert Ace Barbers recognized Divinagracia 's efforts as well as the...
House prosecution panel "layman" spokesperson Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong used simple math to illustrate the scale of Vice President Sara Duterte 's alleged misuse of the Office of the Vice President 's (OVP) confidential funds. Adiong was referring to the P125...
Fully aware of what 's at stake, House impeachment adviser Robert Ace Barbers has sought leniency from the Senate impeachment court as far as the sub judice rule in Vice President Sara Duterte 's trial is concerned. According to Barbers, the court must observe flexibility in order to help...
House impeachment adviser Robert Ace Barbers says the prosecution panel intends to finish the "puzzle"--so to speak--of respondent Vice President Sara Duterte 's alleged misuse of confidential funds through the presentation of more witnesses. This, even as Barbers claimed that what prosecutors...
House Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V described as "off-topic" the controversial interjection made by Senator-judge Robin Padilla during the last Senate impeachment hearing wherein he brought up the aliases of Philippine revolution figures. “Parang wala namang bayaning...
Ranking congressmen believe lawyer Michael Poa can still reveal a lot of key details on the Department of Education 's (DepEd) confidential fund use even after his 2024 House panel testimony. House impeachment adviser Robert Ace Barbers and Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong said that some members of the House prosecution panel may step down from their roles as prosecutors in order to keep functioning as spokespersons following the Senate impeachment court’s stricter enforcement of its sub judice rule. Adiong, a panel...
Senator Robin Padilla dismissed fresh criticisms against him regarding his recent performance in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, saying that he 's happy as long as the "trolls" are fed. In a message to reporters on Thursday, Aug. 27, Padilla believed that the bashing is...
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co clapped back at impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte after the latter accused the House prosecution panel of resorting to "political theatrics". According to Co, all that Duterte has been doing is using her "endless drama" to distract Filipinos...
