Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, June 2, raised concerns over what she described as the misuse of government institutions and public funds against political opposition, warning that such actions threaten the country’s democratic system. In a video released by the Office of the Vice...
For security and operational reasons, the Senate will limit media access to certain areas in the Upper Chamber in preparation to Vice President Sara Duterte’s filing of an answer to the Articles of Impeachment on June 1, Monday. In a two-paged media advisory issued by Senate Secretary Jose Luis...
The Senate on Monday, May 18 formally convened as an impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. This developed after Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano retained the Senate leadership despite a week of chaos in the Upper Chamber’s premises. All 23 senators were present...
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano has formally informed members of the Upper Chamber that the Senate will convene as an impeachment court on Monday, May 18 at 3 p.m. In a letter he sent to the offices of the 23 senators, Cayetano asked them to be present at the Senate session hall on the said...
Newly-elected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano assured on Tuesday, May 12 that the Senate, under his leadership, will act on the Articles of Impeachment “forthwith” and without unnecessary delay. Cayetano said the institution will fully comply with its constitutional duties while ensuring...
The Senate leadership is planning to designate one of its members to act as the impeachment manager in preparation for the possible impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson disclosed this on Wednesday, May 6, saying they are...
Former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte (PRRD) remains in good spirits and continues to talk about politics while under detention in The Hague, Netherlands, according to Vice President Sara Duterte. In an interview on May 5, the Vice President shared details of her recent conversation with her father,...
It 's the minority bloc 's job to oppose. For Sen. Robinhood Padilla, the role of the minority bloc is to oppose not just the impeachment but any other matter. In an interview on Monday, May 4, he stressed that such a stance should not be misconstrued as bias. Padilla underscored that...
The former spokesperson of the Senate impeachment court under then Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said that the Supreme Court’s 14-0-1 decision on the term “forthwith” only proved that the critics were wrong, former Senate impeachment court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol said. ...
The Supreme Court’s intervention in the impeachment case involving Vice President Sara Duterte now puts the Supreme Court’s powers under trial. Former Senate President Franklin Drilon pointed this out as he believes Duterte’s impeachment case would be a major test of the extent of the Supreme...
A group of education workers on Thursday, August 7, denounced in the strongest terms the Senate’s "outright dismissal" of the impeachment complaint against Vice President and former Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte. “Hiding behind procedural sleight of hand, the Senate has...
