Senator Imee Marcos criticized the projected seven-month duration of Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial on Monday, June 29, saying the proceedings should not drag on for that long. "Grabe ang tagal naman! (That takes too long!) That is way too long," she said in a message to...
Will Vice President Sara Duterte’s empty chair visual make a comeback during her Senate impeachment trial, which is set to begin on July 6? It may or may not happen, but what 's important is to have an actual, physical chair with the impeachment respondent 's name on it. Thus, said...
Intelligence and security preparations were further intensified to help ensure that the Senate impeachment trial for Vice President Sara Duterte will proceed peacefully and orderly, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said the goal is also to...
Lawyers Theordore Te, Reynaldo Robles, Arnold Labay, and Mae Divinagracia are giving additional legal muscle to the House prosecution team in their capacity as private prosecutors in Vice President Sara Duterte 's upcoming Senate impeachment trial. The quartet, along with lawyer Benjamin...
The House prosecution team seeking to convict Vice President Sara Duterte has beefed up its ranks ahead of the controversial official’s Senate impeachment trial. From 11, there are now 15 private prosecutors for the task, following the introduction of experienced litigators Theordore Te, Reynaldo...
Out of the 4,000 individuals listed in acknowledgment receipts (ARs) for Vice President Sara Duterte’s confidential funds, why is the House prosecution panel bent on getting the testimony of just one person? Prosecutor-solon Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua provided a simple, but very tactical...
The House prosecution panel finds no problem at all with a protracted Senate impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte that may run seven to eight months. Prosecutor Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua said on Sunday, June 28 that the panel would use this as an opportunity to fully lay...
The Impeachment Court may decide to open the sealed box containing the income tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte during the course of the trial. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said this may happen even if the box was not marked during the pre-trial conference. Last Friday, Senate...
What 's sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander, in the same way that individuals who make "death threats" against sitting presidents should be equally held accountable. This was the crux of House Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V 's argument as he drew...
The Senate sitting as an Impeachment Court is ready to hold the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte in the next seven to eight months and is considering shortening the proceedings to allow the Upper Chamber sufficient room to pass important legislative measures. This, despite the...
It remains up to the Senate impeachment court to decide whether the issue on Bureau of Internal (BIR) box will be resolved before the trial proper or during the impeachment proceedings of Vice President Sara Duterte. This was according to Senate Secretary and Impeachment Clerk of Court Renato...
A "layman-spokesperson" of the House prosecution panel has lectured Vice President Sara Duterte’s camp on the legal implications of "free speech", as it applies to the impeachment trial respondent 's alleged death threats against President Marcos. Despite not being a lawyer, Lanao del Sur...
