Despite the “political persecution” she is being subjected to by administration allies, Vice President Sara Duterte maintained that she has “no ill feelings” towards President Marcos and only has “problems” with his performance as the country’s chief executive. In an interview in...
Vice President Sara Duterte said that she and her lawyers will comply with the Office of the Ombudsman’s order to submit a counter-affidavit in answer to allegations that she misused the confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd), which...
Admitting that former president Rodrigo Duterte has lost a lot of weight while in detention at the Scheveningen Prison in The Hague, Netherlands, Vice President Sara Duterte called on Filipinos in Australia for them to appeal to the Australian government for intervention in her father’s case. ...
For the first time, Vice President Sara Duterte gave her insight on the ongoing territorial conflict between the Philippines and China over the resource-rich West Philippine Sea, warning the Philippines against taking sides in the United States-China conflict and advising it instead to “force the...
Senator-elect Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday, June 22 chided the Senate impeachment court spokesperson for uttering questionable remarks on the issues surrounding the pending trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. For one, Lacson said it is only the senator-judges—and not the presiding judge...
Senate impeachment court spokesman, lawyer Regie Tongol clarified that his recent suggestion for the camp of Vice President Sara Duterte to take certain legal action was not meant to defend any party, but to explain legal procedures based on his experience as a lawyer. This came after House...
President Marcos has made it clear he is not involving himself in the ongoing impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte, saying he is focused on achieving real change for the country as he nears the midpoint of his six-year term. In his podcast episode released on Saturday, June 21,...
If Vice President Sara Duterte opts once again to not attend the upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Marcos, it 's her choice. Noting that Duterte did not also go to the President 's SONA last year, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire...
The 21 Philippine officials who were stranded in Israel amid its ongoing conflict with Iran had already left the Middle East for Manila, Philippine Ambassador to Jordan Wilfredo Santos said Friday, June 20. In an interview with State-run Radyo Pilipinas on Friday, June 20, the ambassador said the...
Vice President Sara Duterte has departed the country to attend a pro-Duterte rally in Melbourne, Australia. In a statement on June 20, the Office of the Vice President disclosed that Duterte is currently in Australia. She is scheduled to attend the “Free Duterte Now” rally in support of her...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte is expected to file a motion to dismiss the impeachment complaint against her, Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol said on Wednesday, June 18. This is one of the possibilities that Duterte 's legal team would do, Tongol said...
A human rights lawyers’ group has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to dismiss former president Rodrigo Duterte’s request for interim release from pre-trial detention, citing the threats he continues to pose on the safety of witnesses and the “systematic barriers to...
