The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, Aug. 24, dismissed as “fake news” reports claiming that she had requested or planned a private meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., saying Duterte herself confirmed that no such request, meeting, or plan existed. In a press...
With her defense team already fully representing her in the case, Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, August 19, said her personal attendance at the impeachment proceedings would not necessarily speed up the process. In an ambush interview in Zamboanga City, Duterte rejected claims that the...
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...
Citing concerns over the accuracy of the visuals presented to the Senate impeachment court, the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte objected to the prosecution’s use of AI-generated images during the impeachment trial. Defense spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa said the defense registered its...
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...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte is exercising greater caution when dealing with the media as the Senate impeachment trial progresses, with defense spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa saying it has become difficult to discuss the case without risking a violation of the court’s rules....
Noting that lawyers simply have different courtroom styles, defense spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa downplayed the apparent tension between defense lawyer Kristine Ferrer and prosecution counsel Lorna Kapunan during the impeachment trial on August 12. Asked about Ferrer’s conduct during the...
Stressing that all lawyers should maintain professionalism and respect in the courtroom, defense lawyer Kristine Ferrer asked the impeachment court on Wednesday, August 12, to stop prosecution counsel Atty. Lorna Kapunan from making side comments such as “I was about to spank her” and “I was...
Defense counsel for Vice President Sara Duterte pressed a Commission on Audit (COA) witness on Wednesday, August 12, over intelligence and surveillance activities cited by the Office of the Vice President (OVP). During the impeachment trial, defense counsel Kristine Ferrer presented...
Maintaining that the Senate impeachment proceedings against her were already mired in controversy due to what she described as repeated instances of "bending the law," Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, Aug. 6, dismissed suggestions that reported developments involving Senator Ronald "Bato"...
One of the key legal issues raised during the August 6 impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte was the defense 's opposition to the prosecution 's request for the Senate impeachment court to take judicial notice of the House of Representatives ' committee hearings and...
