Senator-judge Raffy Tulfo opened the fourth day of Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial by pressing the defense on the alleged "Operation Romanov," a purported plot to assassinate Duterte and members of her family. He first recalled what defense lawyer Mark Vinluan stated in the...
Vice President Sara Duterte remains formidable figure in Philippine politics despite her ongoing Senate impeachment trial. To that, the House prosecution panel says "We don 't care." In a statement Sunday, July 12, House impeachment adviser and prosecution spokesperson Robert Ace Barbers said...
Week two of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial promises to be more emotionally-charged than the first, all because of one person. Lawyer Zuleika Lopez, chief-of-staff of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and arguably the closest aide of the respondent, is scheduled to...
The Senate Impeachment Court is set to hear this week the oral arguments on the requested subpoenas for Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax records from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), as well as documents coming from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) and from other establishments...
The Senate Impeachment Court should explore ways that would help speed up the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte as the latter is also entitled to a speedy trial, Senator-Judge Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. “The Vice President is entitled to a speedy trial, just like...
Solon-prosecutor Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno expects the prosecution’s presentation of evidence against impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte to pack an even bigger punch in the coming days. According to Diokno, the opening week of the impeachment trial was devoted to...
If there was one significant development during the first week of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial, it was the incarnate of years worth of allegations into actual evidence. “We saw first week as allegations turning into evidence," Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list...
Former Senate President Franklin Drilon said the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte should focus on whether or not her controversial death threats amount to a betrayal of public trust. According to Drilon, the case is about constitutional accountability rather than criminal liability....
The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte has asked permission from the Senate to bring its own appliances and hire a private caterer for the holding area assigned to the defense during the impeachment trial, Senate Secretary Renato Bantug said. Bantug told reporters that the requests were raised by...
Vice President Sara Duterte 's assertion that government officials are consumed by politics is utterly false. Thus, said solon-prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon on Friday, July 10, even as the tit-for-tat between the two parties in Duterte’s Senate impeachment trial...
Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua gave a shout out on Friday, July 10 to Senator Pia Cayetano for helping provide a basic comfort to him and his fellow prosecutors during the very nerve-wracking Senate impeachment court proceedings In a press conference, Chua shared that participation in the...
Senator-judges are bound by the Senate impeachment court 's sub judice rule and are expected to avoid public statements on the merits of the case to preserve the fairness and impartiality of the proceedings. Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol made the clarification on...
