House Deputy Speaker Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin said that if anybody in the Senate impeachment court has to be bias-free or neutral, it 's the senator-judges. Garin gave this general reminder to the public following Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial Wednesday,...
Private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan, a veteran litigator of almost 50 years, showed grace and humility by apologizing to Senator-judge Robin Padilla on Wednesday, July 22 following Vice President Sara Duterte impeachment hearing. Kapunan did so in a press conference, where she also gave a vague idea...
Lawyer Lorna Kapunan expressed confidence that the Supreme Court (SC) would rule in favor of the House prosecution team should the question of opening Vice President Sara Duterte 's bank and tax records in impeachment court reach the high tribunal. “We cannot predict how the [SC] decides.But...
Private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan has described as a "sign of desperation and frustration" the apparent surge in troll activity and personal attacks against members of the House prosecution team, which is out to convict impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte. “Kung dumadami...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s lead counsel, lawyer Sheila Sison, on Wednesday, July 15, urged both the prosecution and the defense to refrain from making legal conclusions during procedural manifestations, saying such matters should be left solely to the Senate impeachment court. Speaking after...
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...
Did the House prosecution panel just pull a fast one on the camp of impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte? This, after private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan told the Senate impeachment court under presiding officer Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero at past 7 p.m. Tuesday night, July 14 that...
The House prosecution panel insisted that it intends to call respondent Vice President Sara Duterte as a hostile witness in her impeachment trial, even as it began on Tuesday, July 7 to present its evidence on Article IV of the articles of impeachment. The particular article accuses Duterte of...
The House prosecution panel in Vice President Sara Duterte 's upcoming Senate impeachment trial didn 't give anything away Thursday, July 2 in terms of the nitty-gritty of the case, although it did reveal the most important detail. “We are very much ready,” lead prosecutor, Batangas...
Lawyer Lorna Kapunan, a private prosecutor tapped for Vice President Sara Duterte 's upcoming Senate impeachment trial, has lectured the respondent 's lawyers on the proper way to file an answer to the articles of impeachment. Kapunan did so during a recent press conference wherein the...
The outspoken and media-savvy veteran trial lawyer Lorna Kapunan leads the group of private prosecutors who will assist the House prosecution team in securing a conviction against impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte. Kapunan and the rest of the 10 volunteer private prosecutors--the...
Veteran lawyer Lorna Kapunan has identified two of the possible articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte as the most compelling out of handful of alleged impeachable offenses that have been laid out against the latter. She said these were the Anti-Money Laundering Council 's...
