House impeachment adviser and prosecution panel spokesperson Robert Ace Barbers took issue on Saturday, July 25 with the Cayetano senator-siblings ' alleged spliced video about Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial. “We would also like to ask Senator-judge Pia Cayetano...
Despite its daunting task, House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III expressed confidence that the Senate can simultaneously fulfill its constitutional duty as an impeachment court while continuing its legislative responsibilities. Dy had this say over the weekend, as lawmakers from both...
Robin Padilla has finally addressed Angel Locsin 's open letter criticizing his political views, but instead of firing back, the actor-turned-senator said he chose understanding over confrontation. Speaking in an interview with Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), Padilla said he and...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon doesn 't see anything wrong or offensive with House lead prosecutor Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro’s act of asking a question to Senator-judge Robin Padilla for the sake of clarity. Nonetheless, Ridon, himself a prosecutor...
The Sandiganbayan has ordered Senator Rodante Marcoleta to explain why he should not be preventively suspended from office while facing plunder charges before the anti-graft court. In a two-page order dated July 22, the Sandiganbayan Third Division directed Marcoleta, through his counsel, to...
House Deputy Speaker Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin said that if anybody in the Senate impeachment court has to be bias-free or neutral, it 's the senator-judges. Garin gave this general reminder to the public following Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial Wednesday,...
Impeachment trial lead prosecutor Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro explained in the most motherly way possible on Wednesday, July 22, why Senator-judge Robin Padilla 's appeal for the prosecution panel to avoid being "one-sided" was untenable. " Sana hindi one-sided...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday, July 20, said the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) should look into the status of Senator Robin Padilla as a Philippine Army (PA) reservist after the lawmaker publicly described himself as a communist during a...
Thr House prosecution panel will let the senator-judges handle their business with National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag when appears before the Senate impeachment court to testify against Vice President Sara Duterte. Solon-prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta, who was supposed to be detained at the New Quezon City Jail in Payatas, still remains at the Philippine National Police (PNP) General Hospital after being diagnosed with mild pneumonia among other illnesses. But when can he be brought back to the courtroom of the...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta will be committed to the New Quezon City Jail in Payatas, where former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and Senator Jinggoy Estrada are currently detained, after the Sandiganbayan Third Division ordered his arrest over a plunder case lodged against him. According to...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Friday, July 3, filed before the Sandiganbayan a plunder case, a non-bailable offense, against Senator Rodante Marcoleta over the alleged P75 million in undeclared donations he received while he was still serving as a congressman, along with three separate...
