Insinuating that President Marcos has influence over the impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte is the "lowest kind of argument," Malacañang said. The role of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the probe over the alleged death threats made by Duterte against the President,...
In a word, meh. Ranking congressmen gave such reaction to Office of the Vice President (OVP) chief-of-staff Zuleika Lopez 's witty “ Prepare for Typhoon Inday ” remark on Thursday, July 9 when she dropped by the Senate. Lopez is scheduled to give hee testimony in the Senate impeachment...
Senate impeachment court presiding officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero told senator-judges that the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte would move more quickly in the coming days after the proceedings on the first witness stretched for hours. Responding to an appeal from Senator Bam...
The cross-examination strategy of Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense lawyers backfired against their client 's interest after they seemingly convinced the Senate impeachment court to grant the prosecution’s subpoena request for Zuleika Lopez. House impeachment adviser and...
In what may be the courtroom equivalent of a smash ace from Alex Eala, the House prosecution panel decided to waive a redirect examination and rest its witness, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Senior Agent John Mark Calilung, before the Senate impeachment court on Wednesday, July 8. Lawyer...
The defense panel of Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, July 8, argued that the prosecution failed to present competent evidence proving that she had hired or contracted an assassin, as the Senate impeachment trial entered its third day. In his closing remarks, defense lawyer Mark Vinluan...
Amid concerns that videos presented may be generated through Artificial Intelligence (AI), senator-judges asked National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Senior Agent John Mark Calilung if what was presented was authentic or not. During the third day of the impeachment trial on Wednesday, July 8,...
Defense lawyers on Wednesday, July 8, questioned a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) senior agent over the absence of affidavits from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez in the agency’s investigation into Vice President...
If the public does not see the truth behind the accusations against Vice President Sara Duterte, it will indeed become bloody, Malacañang said. It came as a retaliation to Duterte 's statement during her brief appearance at the Senate on Tuesday, July 7, where she was quoted saying: In this...
House Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V cited a certain "nostalgic" feeling over the prospect of Zuleika Lopez joining Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial as a prosecution witness. Speaking in a press conference at the Wednesday, July 9 ahead of day...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor called on Tuesday, July 7, respect for the constitutional process in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Speaking at the Pulong-Pulong sa Dabawenyos at Sangguniang Panlungsod, Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, chairperson of the Committee on...
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Agent John Mark Calilung, the prosecution’s first witness, will be able to withstand the expected intense cross-examination of impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense lawyers. Thus, said House prosecution panel adviser and...