Bringing up the wife of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag during the cross-examination in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte meant no offense, Duterte 's defense team said. Defense team spokesperson Michael Poa explained that they just have to...
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag has rejected an allegation of bias after his wife was brought up by the defense panel as one of the endorsers of the impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte at the House of Representatives. During the cross-examination on...
Why was a schoolteacher arrested in 2020 without a warrant over an alleged death threat against former President Rodrigo Duterte, while Vice President Sara Duterte was not? This was the question posed on Tuesday, July 21, by Senator-judge Raffy Tulfo to National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)...
To many, P6.7 billion is a mind-boggling number. That 's why House prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon tried paint the figure in images that the Filipino layman could understand. The figure is relevant to the ongoing Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, as it...
A single social media action placed Joshua Garcia at the center of a heated political debate, showing how quickly celebrities can become targets in today’s highly polarized online landscape. The actor faced criticism after he liked and reposted a TikTok video featuring highlights from Vice...
Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol said Monday night, July 20, that Presiding Officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero had largely prepared his ruling on the prosecution 's subpoena requests even before the impeachment trial formally began on July 6, but deferred issuing it to...
House prosecutor Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno for the umpteenth time rejected the defense’s assertion that the subpoena request for Vice President Sara Duterte 's bank, tax, and Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) records was a “fishing expedition". In the continuation of the oral...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday, July 20, said the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) should look into the status of Senator Robin Padilla as a Philippine Army (PA) reservist after the lawmaker publicly described himself as a communist during a...
Senator-judge Erwin Tulfo on Saturday, July 18, said he hopes the Senate impeachment court can conclude the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte before Christmas, as he stated that a protracted proceedings would only prolong uncertainty for the respondent and her family. In a interview...
Senator Robinhood “Robin” Padilla on Thursday clarified his recent remarks about communism, saying he was referring to the principles of equality, brotherhood, and the sharing of resources—not the ideology of armed communist movements. In a statement, Padilla said his comments had been...
The mild-mannered and soft-spoken House prosecutor Iloilo 3rd district Rep. Lorenz Defensor is never one to gloat. But he couldn 't help but point out that Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team hasn 't been able to shake the prosecution 's witnesses so far in the lady...
Some manifestations that are “obviously irrelevant” are now beginning to test the patience of observers at the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Senator-Judge Panfilo “Ping” Lacson pointed this out on Thursday, July 16, after sharing a lighthearted exchange with other...
