The House prosecution panel 's decision on Tuesday, July 14 to trim down its list of witnesses for Article IV in the articles of impeachment is being seen as a positive development for impeachment trial respondent, Vice President Sara Duterte. This can be gleaned from the remarks of private...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has sought a Senate inquiry into the continuing increase in electricity rates and the “bill shock” that consumers experience due to unexplained charges, alleged irregularities in meter readings and the system losses that law-abiding customers are forced to...
The Senate Impeachment Court is set to hear this week the oral arguments on the requested subpoenas for Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax records from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), as well as documents coming from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) and from other establishments...
The Senate Impeachment Court should explore ways that would help speed up the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte as the latter is also entitled to a speedy trial, Senator-Judge Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. “The Vice President is entitled to a speedy trial, just like...
Senator-judge Panfilo Lacson on Saturday, June 11, said the spokesperson of the Senate impeachment court should refrain from publicly calling out members of the tribunal over alleged violations of the rules, and said such concerns were best addressed internally by the senator-judges themselves. ...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, on Saturday, June 11 pointed to what he described as a recurring pattern wherein high-profile personalities get hospitalized after being cited in contempt by the Senate or while facing arrest in criminal cases. Lacson cited this phenomenon after former Department of...
The Sandiganbayan’s move to deny Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada’s motion to attend the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio could spare the Impeachment Court from potentially interfering with an ongoing judicial process. Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson pointed this out...
Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Tuesday said his declaration that at least 16 senator-judges must vote to convict Vice President Sara Duterte has become an official ruling of the chair after no member of the impeachment court objected to or appealed it. The...
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said on Sunday, July 5 that one of the things that the Impeachment Court will resolve at the opening of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte would be the sealed Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) box containing her tax records as well as her...
The prospective Sandiganbayan trial on Senator Rodante Marcoleta 's plunder charge could end up being an easy case for prosecutors, according to Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson. Lacson thinks that Marcoleta has pretty much doomed himself with his own words, leaving a scenario wherein the...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Thursday, July 2 said he misses the brand of discipline from parents and teachers of his generation that helped keep young people from committing crimes. Lacson pointed this out amid recent incidents of school-related violence, including the Tacloban school...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, June 30, 2026 said he is confident that Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla will not cave in to the pressure stemming from the Iglesia ni Cristo 's (INC) rallies in support of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta. Despite the disruptions caused by Marcoleta’s...
