While Malacañang did not dwell much on the new developments in the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, it believes that the House panel made its decision based on the evidence presented during the hearings. The House Committee on Justice on Wednesday, April 29, unanimously declared...
The legal team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, April 30, criticized the recent proceedings of the House Committee on Justice, arguing that the presentation of evidence against her lacks substance and fails to meet the standard for probable cause. In a statement, lawyer Paul Lawrence...
While the House Committee on Justice was determining whether probable cause existed in the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, April 29, she was seen attending a public event in Laguna. Posts on her official Facebook page, Inday Sara Duterte, and the Facebook...
The impeachment defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, April 29, said the House panel’s finding of probable cause in the impeachment case against her was “not unexpected,” citing the direction of the proceedings before the House Committee on Justice. In an official...
If congressmen can 't convince Vice President Sara Duterte to attend Wednesday 's House Committee on Justice hearing on her impeachment case, maybe a member of the clergy will. Bishop Alvin Valera of the Diocese of Northern Isabela joined a press conference with other religious leaders at...
Tax authorities filed a criminal complaint against former presidential spokesperson Herminio “Harry” Roque Jr., his wife, and a business associate for alleged tax evasion involving their holding company. In a statement, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said the agency submitted the...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is all set for the impeachment complaint hearing of the House Committee on Justice, the agency’s top official said on Saturday, April 25. NBI director Melvin Matibag said their testimony will focus more on the result of the investigation they conducted...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it has yet to determine the exact whereabouts of former Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Zaldy Co, noting that there is “no specific” information available as of now. On Thursday, April 23, DOJ Secretary Fredderick Vida traveled to the Czech Republic to...
Vice President Sara Duterte will not attend the April 29 hearing of the House Committee on Justice on the impeachment complaints filed against her, her legal team said. At a press conference on April 23, defense spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa confirmed that Duterte would maintain her decision not...
The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte said on Monday, April 20, that it has yet to receive an official copy of the decision from the Commission on Audit (COA) presented during a recent congressional hearing, preventing it from issuing any formal comment on the matter. In a brief statement, the...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s legal counsel, Salvador Paolo A. Panelo Jr., on Tuesday, April 14, dismissed as “pure fiction” the allegations made by Ramil Madriaga, saying these could ultimately strengthen her defense. In a statement, Panelo referred to a handwritten letter by Madriaga dated...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s camp believes Ramil Madriaga, a confessed bagman of the Vice President, is the “weakest link” in the impeachment case against her, saying they are “not concerned” about him testifying at the upcoming impeachment hearing in the House of Representatives. "We...
