The Senate Impeachment Court on Tuesday, August 25 declared another witness at the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte as a hostile witness. On Day 18 of the impeachment trial, Presiding Officer Senator-judge Francis Escudero declared Office of the Vice President Assistant Chief of Staff Lemuel...
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...
Was hostile witness Gina Acosta "coached" before stepping back on the witness stand in the continuation of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial Monday, Aug. 24? At the very least, this question entered the minds of the House prosecution team members after they took note of...
The prosecution’s hostile witness, Gina Acosta on Monday, August 24 insisted that she acted on the orders of Vice President Sara Duterte when the latter ordered her to encash the P125-million confidential funds and turn over the money to the head of their security, Col. Raymund Dante Lachica. On...
The continuation of direct examination on hostile witness Gina Acosta led to mention of more absurd, if not fake-sounding names from acknowledgment receipts (ARs) for the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) confidential funds. This, as private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan grilled Acosta on...
Vice President Sara Duterte called for ensuring that the Filipino language remains a vital tool for knowledge and digital innovation amid the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), as the country celebrates Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa. In a statement released on Monday, Aug. 24, Duterte...
If the prosecution panel would have its way, at least two more witnesses under the confidential funds misuse article are to be declared as " hostile witnesses " in Vice President Sara Duterte 's ongoing Senate impeachment trial. Solon-prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon...
House prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon doesn 't see anything wrong with the absences of senator-judges in Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial. For as long it doesn 't affect quorum within the court, that is. Ridon was asked over the weekend about...
The House prosecution panel wants an intensified probe on the proliferation of fake "quote cards" or social media post that aim to misinform the public regarding Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial. Specifically, the prosecutors are asking the Cybercrime Investigation and...
Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Saturday, Aug 22 that the Senate would likely move the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte to the afternoon in a bid to avoid cutting the proceedings short. In a DWIZ interview, Lacson said the proposal had been discussed in the majority bloc’s group...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon says the House prosecution panel intends to present the impeachment article on bribery after it completes its presentation of evidence on Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged misuse of P612.5-million confidential funds. Ridon, a member of the prosecution...
The proposed "3 p.m. to sawa" set-up for Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial is gaining traction with the House prosecution panel. This, as the high-stakes trial enters its ninth week, but only 16 actual hearings to show for it. Under the current set-up of the Senate...
