Vice President Sara Duterte has defended her recent travels abroad, citing migrant Filipinos’ growing frustration over the state of the country as reason for her absence from office. In an interview in Davao City on Monday, Aug. 11, the Vice President explained why she had to go abroad over the...
"Wala kong kinakampihan tulad nila (I don’t take sides like they do)." This was Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III 's response as he clapped back at Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s jab on social media, clarifying his position on Charter Change and defending...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Sunday, August 10 that he is confident that the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte can be revived and pulled out from the Senate’s archives should the Supreme Court reverses its ruling. Lacson, a member of the Senate minority bloc, said...
Aside from Vice President Sara Duterte’s Philippine-based lawyers, another lawyer cheered for her straight from The Hague, Netherlands. The Vice President admitted that her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, was elated upon hearing that the SC ruled as unconstitutional the impeachment...
While the Supreme Court (SC) declared the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte as unconstitutional, it did not say there was no wrongdoing, President Marcos said. In a post-State Visit press briefing in India on Friday, Aug. 8, Marcos pointed out that the SC ruling has no...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Friday, August 8 debunked insinuations he “played safe” when the Senate voted to archive the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte. On Wednesday evening, August 6, Lacson was the only senator who abstained from voting on the motion to...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte revealed on Thursday, Aug. 7, that former President Rodrigo Duterte was overjoyed after the Supreme Court declared the Articles of Impeachment unconstitutional. Speaking to reporters after the Misa Pasasalamat before the opening of the Kadayawan Festival...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday denied allegations that she traveled to Kuwait without the required travel authority and called the claim a form of “political scapegoating.” The issue surfaced after Palace Press Officer Claire Castro publicly questioned if Vice President...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, Aug. 7, urged respect and adherence to the Senate’s decision to archive the impeachment complaint filed against her and emphasized the importance of recognizing the constitutional role of the legislative body. “We must respect the role of...
A group of education workers on Thursday, August 7, denounced in the strongest terms the Senate’s "outright dismissal" of the impeachment complaint against Vice President and former Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte. “Hiding behind procedural sleight of hand, the Senate has...
While Vice President Sara Duterte is admittedly not always present at the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) headquarters in Mandaluyong City, her spokesperson said she continues to be heavily involved in all of the programs, projects, and functions of her office. In a press conference on...
Senator Imee Marcos said on Thursday that lawmakers in the House of Representatives should not be upset by her recent comments about considering a change in House leadership, as it was merely a suggestion. Speaking during the Kapihan sa Senado media forum on Thursday, Aug. 7, Marcos stated this in...
