The first day of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte got off to a turbulent start on Monday, July 6, as senators became embroiled in a constitutional battle over who should preside over the proceedings, culminating in the election of Senator-Judge Francis 'Chiz '...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte hopes the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will be conducted fairly and professionally, saying the proceedings should allow the truth to emerge amid months of accusations and political narratives. In a statement posted on...
Duterte says impeachment proceedings must be guided by the Constitution and due process, stressing that the prosecution bears the burden of proving its case Vice President Sara Duterte said the President’s opinion has “no importance” in an impeachment proceeding, maintaining that the process...
The House prosecution panel has shrugged its shoulders on whether or not Vice President Sara Duterte will participate in her own Senate impeachment trial, which will start on Monday afternoon, July 6. Prosecution panel spokesperson, Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong said the...
The House prosecution panel in Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial insists that the proceedings must continue even in the event that the respondent resigns from her post. “The trial will continue, the trial must continue because the resignation does not automatically...
The House prosecution panel has promised a deluge of evidence against Vice President Sara Duterte during the first week of her Senate impeachment trial, which begins at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 6. Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua, one of the 11 solon-prosecutors tasked to gain a conviction of...
Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV said on Sunday, July 5 that he will file a motion seeking the public release of all evidence presented during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Aquino expressed his intent a day before the start of the trial which would be on Monday, July 6....
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is set to begin on Monday, July 6, opening the evidentiary phase of proceedings before the Senate impeachment court. Duterte’s defense team, led by lawyers who have been preparing for a possible trial for more than a year, said it is ready to...
President Marcos said it is up to Vice President Sara Duterte and her legal team to decide whether she should personally attend her impeachment trial before the Senate, although he said he would choose to appear if he were the one facing the charges. Speaking to members of the Philippine media at...
House prosecution panel spokesperson Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co is holding out hope that impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte wouldn 't dare "ghost" the Filipino people. "Our one wish is that VP Sara doesn 't ghost the Filipino people on day one of the trial,”...
House impeachment prosecutor Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua is upbeat over the imminent start of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial on Monday, July 6. It 's hard to blame Chua because compared to other solon-prosecutors, he was among the handful who have waited...
The defense team of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte said public opinion could play a significant role in her Senate impeachment trial, even as it expressed confidence that senator-judges would decide the case based on the evidence. Defense spokesman Atty. Michael Poa, in a recent interview,...
