The legal team of Vice President Sara Duterte is seeking to consolidate the two perjury complaints filed against Ramil Madriaga and have them resolved together. In a virtual press briefing on Wednesday, August 19, Atty. Paolo Panelo said the second complaint is closely related to the first because...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s lawyer Paolo Panelo, on Wednesday, August 19, said Ramil Madriaga could be a “star witness” for her impeachment defense, as Madriaga faces multiple perjury complaints over his statements related to the case. In a virtual press briefing, Panelo said the defense...
A private prosecutor in the Senate impeachment trial says respondent Vice President Sara Duterte 's multiple perjury charges against Ramil Madriaga won 't stop the prosecution from calling the alleged bagman to the witness stand, should it decide to go that route. Lawyer Benjamin "Jay"...
The second perjury complaint filed by Vice President Sara Duterte against former House witness Ramil L. Madriaga will not affect the ongoing impeachment trial, according to Duterte’s defense spokesperson, Atty. Michael Poa. During a press conference on August 17, Poa said the defense would...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, Aug. 17, filed a second complaint for perjury under Article 183 of the Revised Penal Code against Ramil L. Madriaga before the Office of the City Prosecutor of Taguig. In a statement released by the Office of the Vice President (OVP), Duterte’s legal...
The House prosecution panel believes that the testimonies of the two former bank executives strengthen the credibility of alleged Vice President Sara Duterte bagman Ramil Madriaga. While Madriga 's name wasn 't mentioned during continuation of respondent Duterte 's Senate impeachment...
Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team has listed former senator Antonio Trillanes IV, whistleblower Ramil Madriaga, and several current and former government officials as potential witnesses in the upcoming Senate impeachment trial, according to its pre-trial brief filed before the...
Vice President Sara Duterte has filed a reply-affidavit in her perjury complaint against Ramil Madriaga, asserting that the detained witness failed to refute evidence showing he made “willful and deliberate false statements.” The reply-affidavit was submitted on Monday, May 4, through her legal...
Vice President Sara Duterte visited her self-confessed "bagman" Ramil Madriaga and supporter former Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnie Teves at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City last year. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin...
If detainee Ramil Madriaga was the main attraction during the last House impeachment hearing against Vice President Sara Duterte, then former senator Antonio "Sonny" Trillanes IV could be the star of the show Wednesday, April 22, when the proceedings resume. This, after the Committee on Justice...
The impeachment proceedings weren 't tailored to embarrass Vice President Sara Duterte, House Committee on Justice Chairperson Batangas 1st district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro said on Monday, April 20. “Sa lahat po rin sambayang Pilipino, ito pong aming ginagawang ito ay hindi...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon highlighted on Sunday, April 19 the Land Transportation Office 's (LTO) corroboration of key details shared to the House Committee on Justice by alleged Vice President Sara Duterte "bagman" Ramil Madriaga. "All vehicles mentioned in the affidavit, as...
