In a move that is expected to be unpopular with the respondent, the House prosecution panel has asked the Senate impeachment court to issue a subpoena compelling Vice President Sara Duterte’s chief-of-staff, lawyer Zuleika Lopez, to appear as a witness in the impeachment trial next week. In a...
Vice President Sara Duterte arrived at the Senate on Tuesday, July 7, for a scheduled meeting with her defense team, but will not personally attend the second day of her impeachment trial . Duterte said she would remain “blooded but unbowed” amid what she described as a political assault...
Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday praised Vice President Sara Duterte 's lead defense counsel, lawyer Sheila Sison, describing her as an experienced litigator after watching her opening presentation before the Senate impeachment court. "First time I watched her at work: she is clearly an...
Vice President Sara Duterte arrived at the Senate on Tuesday, July 7, for a scheduled meeting with her defense team, but is not expected to personally attend the second day of her impeachment trial. “The VP is coming, but she’s only here to have a meeting with us. She will not be attending the...
It wasn 't exactly a spotless Senate impeachment court debut for lawyer Sheila Sison, lead defense counsel of respondent Vice President Sara Duterte, on Monday, July 6. This, after both the presiding officer, Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero; and prosecutor, Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno...
While the first day of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial was relatively short and uneventful, it did feature the first clash between the lead counsels of the prosecution and the defense--Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro and lawyer Sheila Sison,...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte said it is ready for the prosecution’s presentation of witnesses and evidence as her impeachment trial enters Day 2 on Tuesday, July 7. Defense spokesperson Michael Poa said the camp had expected the prosecution to begin presenting its first witness...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered police commanders to sustain the security measures at the Senate following what he described as a peaceful opening of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. While there was a confrontation...
Vice President Sara Duterte visited embattled Sen. Rodante Marcoleta at the Philippine National Police-General Hospital (PNP-GH), a police official confirmed on Tuesday, July 7. Police Lt. col. Benaly Bayani, of the PNP Health Service, said Duterte arrived at the PNPGH at around 7:30 a.m. to check...
After delivering a forceful opening statement that framed the case as a test of constitutional boundaries, due process, and the prosecution’s burden of proof, lawyer Sheila Sison is expected to remain a central figure in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial as proceedings resume on...
Senator-judge Robin Padilla made a tongue-in-cheek remark on Monday, July 6, when he stated that he studied criminology at "UP"—clarifying a beat later that he meant the "University of Prison"—as he explained his vote against Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero 's election as presiding officer...
Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro rejected the notion that the House prosecution team was "beaten" on the first day of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial. In fact, Luistro, the lead prosecutor, was quite adamant that they were "victorious" Monday,...
