Personalities under the Makabayan bloc have chided Vice President Sara Duterte for asking the Supreme Court (SC) to stop her impeachment, mere weeks after she declared readiness to face her case. They condemned Duterte's move of filing a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) request before the SC on...
House Secretary General Reginald Velasco (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB) The lower chamber followed the Constitution to the letter in its submission of the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte--along with the articles...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 3rd district Rep. Lorenz Defensor is convinced that the Supreme Court (SC) will exercise "judicial restraint" as far as Vice President Sara...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo courtesy of OVP) Ranking congressman have interpreted Vice President Sara Duterte's filing of a petition to halt her impending Senate impeachment trial as an act of desperation that betrays her mounting fear....
It would be illegal, according to Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero to convene the Senate as an impeachment court while the Congress is not in session. Senate President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero answers questions during a press conference Wednesday, February 19, 2025, in a...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) A member of 11-member House prosecution panel believes that the camp of the impeached Vice President Sara Duterte has pushed the panic button. Exhibit A,...
Despite her perceived closeness to Vice President Sara Duterte, reelectionist Senator Imee Marcos said she will not recuse herself from the impeachment trial. “Well, I don’t think it’s necessary,” Marcos told reporters during a press briefing at the Senate on Tuesday, February 18....
The intensifying conflict between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio may deter foreign capital and funds from flowing to the Philippines, according to Dutch financial giant ING. In a Feb. 14 report, ING cited the Marcos-Duterte rift as a key investor concern as...
Senate deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros has expressed her support on views calling for the Senate to immediately convene as an impeachment court and start the impeachment process of Vice President Sara Duterte. Hontiveros made the remark after Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko”...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III has written a letter to Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero emphasizing the constitutional mandate requiring the Senate to act “forthwith” on the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte. In a letter dated Feb. 14, Pimentel cited...
​The results of a recent survey that revealed that the vast majority of Filipinos want impeached Vice President Sara Duterte to face a Senate trial only shows that the people are demanding justice and transparency, congressmen said on Monday, Feb. 17. Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon,...
Former Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III responds to a question during a press conference in Carmen, Davao del Norte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) CARMEN, Davao del Norte--Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidates...
