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...
Vice President Sara Duterte said she would rather be “single and ready to mingle in politics” than be tied down to a political party, such as her father’s Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). With Senator Robin Padilla taking a leave from his duties as president of...
President Marcos is not open to any dialogue concerning the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Malacañang clarified. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro made the clarification following the statement of Senate President Francis Escudero that there...
Vice President Sara Duterte should just answer the Senate impeachment court’s summons which the body issued to her last week, Senator Risa Hontiveros said. Hontiveros pointed this out after the vice president suggested that she also inhibit if her allies in the Senate would be forced to inhibit...
A total of 16 lawyers will defend Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial, a document shared by the Senate impeachment court showed. A copy of the Appearance – Ad Cautelam, which indicated the formal entry of Duterte’s lawyers, from the Fortun Narvasa & Salazar law firm was shared...
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Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, June 16, warned business groups not to use her impending impeachment trial as an excuse for the country’s weak economy and loss of investor confidence. “Kahit nandiyan o wala yung impeachment, wala talagang investor confidence dito sa ating bayan (Whether...
Vice President Sara Duterte said she was shocked by an idea being floated by Senator Robin Padilla of her and Senator Imee Marcos running in tandem for president and vice president, respectively, in the 2028 national elections. In a media interview in Davao City, the Vice President shared that she...
Despite not being able to spend this year’s Father’s Day together, Vice President Sara Duterte wished that her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, is “happy and proud” of his children. In celebration of Father’s Day on Sunday, June 15, the Vice President earlier gave her Father’s...
Vice President Sara Duterte is back in the Philippines after a personal trip with her family in Malaysia, where she also attended an Independence Day event and met with overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) there. According to a media bulletin from the Office of the Vice President (OVP), Duterte...
After Vice President Sara Duterte called Senator Imee Marcos her hostage amid the quest to bring former president Rodrigo Duterte home, Malacañang responded by saying that President Marcos has nothing to do with whatever deal the vice president and the presidential sister had, calling them a...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Thursday, June 12 that the House of Representatives has yet to confirm that it has accepted the copy of the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte which the Senate, as an impeachment court, has returned to their chamber. ...
