Senator-judges are bound by the Senate impeachment court 's sub judice rule and are expected to avoid public statements on the merits of the case to preserve the fairness and impartiality of the proceedings. Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol made the clarification on...
As the Senate impeachment court prepares to hear testimony from Vice President Sara Duterte 's chief of staff, Atty. Zuleika Lopez next week, questions have emerged over whether a witness identified with the defense can be called by the prosecution—and if that automatically makes the witness...
After Vice President Sara Duterte urged government officials to stop politicking and focus on peace, order, and development , Malacañang fired back, saying she should instead tell her own allies to stop engaging in political maneuvering. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary...
Senate impeachment court spokesperson, lawyer Regie Tongol, said on Thursday, June 9, that failure to heed the subpoena issued by the body may lead to contempt. "Yun yung tinatawag natin na compulsory process ng korte. Kapag pinasubpoena ka, wala kang karapatan tumanggi except for certain...
The Senate impeachment court is set to hear oral arguments next week on whether or not it should issue subpoenas for the bank and tax records sought by the House prosecution against Vice President Sara Duterte, her husband Mans Carpio, and several businesses allegedly linked to her. The oral...
Insinuating that President Marcos has influence over the impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte is the "lowest kind of argument," Malacañang said. The role of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the probe over the alleged death threats made by Duterte against the President,...
Senate impeachment court presiding officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero told senator-judges that the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte would move more quickly in the coming days after the proceedings on the first witness stretched for hours. Responding to an appeal from Senator Bam...
Dropping by the Senate premises on Thursday, Vice President Sara Duterte 's chief-of-staff Zuleika Lopez told reporters, "Prepare for Typhoon Inday"—a remark that may be interpreted in more ways than one. Lopez gave this comment a day after the Senate impeachment court granted the House...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) may file criminal charges over threats against the country 's highest-ranking officials even without a complaint from the supposed victim, an NBI official testified Wednesday during the third day of Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment...
Amid concerns that videos presented may be generated through Artificial Intelligence (AI), senator-judges asked National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Senior Agent John Mark Calilung if what was presented was authentic or not. During the third day of the impeachment trial on Wednesday, July 8,...
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...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor called on Tuesday, July 7, respect for the constitutional process in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Speaking at the Pulong-Pulong sa Dabawenyos at Sangguniang Panlungsod, Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, chairperson of the Committee on...
