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Vice President Sara Duterte’s lead counsel, lawyer Sheila Sison, on Wednesday, July 15, urged both the prosecution and the defense to refrain from making legal conclusions during procedural manifestations, saying such matters should be left solely to the Senate impeachment court. Speaking after...

Vice President Sara Duterte may once again appear at the Senate—and might even attend her ongoing impeachment trial—but no definite plans have been made yet, according to her defense team. During a press conference on Monday, July 13, defense spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa said Duterte has not...

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...