The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte said on Tuesday, Aug. 25, that it has yet to decide whether Col. Raymund Dante P. Lachica will be presented as a witness in her ongoing impeachment trial, stressing that the decision will depend on the evidence and theory ultimately presented by the...
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 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...
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...
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...
Noting that it would be premature to discuss the matter while the Senate impeachment trial remains in the prosecution 's presentation of evidence, the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, August 3, declined to comment on issues involving "Mary Grace Piattos." Defense...
Stressing that subpoenaed documents are not automatically admissible as evidence, the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, August 3, said thousands of acknowledgment receipts presented in the impeachment trial remain subject to legal scrutiny. Defense spokesperson and lawyer...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, August 3, maintained that the Commission on Audit (COA) findings presented during the Senate impeachment trial reflect only "one side of the story," saying it would challenge the audit observations as the proceedings move forward. Speaking...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, August 3, rejected the prosecution 's assertion that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) spent its P125 million confidential fund within 11 days in December 2022, disputing a claim based on Commission on Audit (COA) records during...
Vice President Sara Duterte has firmly dismissed rumors that she would resign from office, declaring that such a move would be a betrayal of the 32.2 million Filipinos who voted for her in the 2022 elections. In a Facebook post by Padayon and Updates dated July 26, Duterte stressed that stepping...
