The Sandiganbayan’s move to deny Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada’s motion to attend the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio could spare the Impeachment Court from potentially interfering with an ongoing judicial process. Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson pointed this out...
The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has denied Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada’s bid to attend the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, ruling that his request to repeatedly leave detention to serve as a senator-judge would defeat the purpose of preventive detention. In a...
The camp of Senator Jinggoy Estrada withdrew its motion seeking permission for him to attend the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte after mistakenly filing it before the wrong division of the Sandiganbayan. The Sandiganbayan Second Division said Estrada, through his lawyer,...
The Senate Impeachment Court has granted the House prosecution panel’s request to summon Zuleika Lopez, Chief of Staff of the Office of the Vice President, to appear at next week’s scheduled trial. Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero ordered the issuance of a...
The defense panel of Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, July 8, argued that the prosecution failed to present competent evidence proving that she had hired or contracted an assassin, as the Senate impeachment trial entered its third day. In his closing remarks, defense lawyer Mark Vinluan...
Senator-judge Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, July 8, managed to question the defense panel if indeed Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged threats against President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., his wife First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez was prompted...
Defense lawyers on Wednesday, July 8, questioned a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) senior agent over the absence of affidavits from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez in the agency’s investigation into Vice President...
If the public does not see the truth behind the accusations against Vice President Sara Duterte, it will indeed become bloody, Malacañang said. It came as a retaliation to Duterte 's statement during her brief appearance at the Senate on Tuesday, July 7, where she was quoted saying: In this...
The Senate Impeachment Court is ready to hear the legal team of Vice President Sara Duterte start its cross-examination of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Senior Agent John Mark Calilung today, Wednesday, July 8. This, after the House prosecution panel presented Calilung as its first...
The House prosecution panel has vowed to keep up the same level of "energy" that it has shown throughout Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial. Thus, said solon-prosecutor Iloilo 3rd district Rep. Lorenz Defensor, as he patted the team 's back for its performance...
The Senate impeachment court rejected the move of Vice President Sara Duterte’s legal team to exclude the first witness presented by the House prosecution panel in the impeachment trial. This, after the prosecution team presented its first witness on the second day of the vice president’s...
Senator Loren Legarda said she is bringing her veteran experience in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. Legarda, a four-term lawmaker, is one of only two senators with three experience, having taken part in the impeachment proceedings against President Joseph...
