The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte is expected to file a motion to dismiss the impeachment complaint against her, Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol said on Wednesday, June 18. This is one of the possibilities that Duterte 's legal team would do, Tongol said...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Tuesday, June 17, pushed back against calls for some senator-judges to inhibit themselves from the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, stating that doing so would allow them to avoid taking a clear stand on the case. “Kapag...
The Senate Impeachment Court has made significant strides in the ongoing impeachment proceedings, completing key actions within just a week of its convening, according to its official spokesperson. In a statement issued Tuesday, June 17, Atty. Regie Tongol, spokesperson for the Senate Impeachment...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Monday, June 16, that the Senate has full discretion under the Constitution to act as it deems fit in impeachment proceedings. Escudero said this in a press conference in response to former Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio...
Impeachment court spokesperson, lawyer Reginald Tongol clarified on Saturday, June 14, that there was no physical return of the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the House of Representatives. Instead, he described the process as a “constructive referral. In an...
Recalling what he learned from the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Senator-elect and former Senate president Vicente Sotto III said senator-judges are not allowed to make motions and may only ask for clarifications during an impeachment trial. Sotto made the remark as he described the...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Thursday, June 12 that the House of Representatives has yet to confirm that it has accepted the copy of the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte which the Senate, as an impeachment court, has returned to their chamber. ...
The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), comprising the country’s leading business executives, is “deeply concerned” over the Senate’s decision to return the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte to the House of Representatives, warning of its potential economic...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero defended the Senate’s decision to return the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the House of Representatives without dismissing the case, saying it was within the powers and discretion of the Senate sitting as an impeachment...
Voting 18-5-0, the Senate Impeachment Court has decided to return the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the House of Representatives but “without dismissing or terminating the case.” Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero, acting as the presiding officer of...
It is improper for any senator acting as judges in the impeachment trial to push for the dismissal of a pending impeachment complaint, returning Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Wednesday, June 11. Lacson made the remark as he questioned the move of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, a...
In a dramatic turnaround, Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday made a motion seeking the dismissal of the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, just one day after agreeing to take his oath as a senator-judge for the impending trial. Dela Rosa moved for the dismissal...
