The International Criminal Court (ICC) has cancelled the status conference scheduled for July 14 in the crimes against humanity case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, saying there are currently no matters requiring the court’s attention before trial. In an announcement on Friday, July 10,...
President Marcos has ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to remain steadfast in defending the country 's territory while sustaining gains in internal security and closely monitoring foreign malign influence, top defense and military officials said after a command conference with...
President Marcos has attended the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) command conference, where he was briefed on military campaign plans and operational accomplishments of the AFP, Malacañang said. According to Malacañang, Marcos was briefed on the progress of the AFP 's ongoing...
Saying that education is "the best investment", House Speaker Isabela 6th district Rep. Faustino “Bojie” Dy III has hailed the Bicameral Conference Committee 's approval of the proposed private basic education voucher program. Dy says the development brings the government a step closer to...
Batangas 2nd Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro insists that Vice President Sara Duterte must attend her own Senate impeachment trial--slated to begin on July 6--as a matter of constitutional duty. Luistro had this to say in a press conference on Thursday night, June 25, just hours after the...
House lead prosecutor Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro has described as a "success" the pre-trial conference (PTC) for Vice President Sara Duterte’s Senate impeachment trial, despite it lasting five days. “Definitely [it 's a success], sapagkat (because) ever...
House prosecutors expect Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team to do all it can to block their move to have the box from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to be opened during the pre-trial conference at the Senate. But this won 't stop them from pursuing this, as they believe box...
The House prosecution panel has thumbed down a move to exclude records dated before 2022 as evidence in the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon, one of the 11 public prosecutors from the House of Representatives, raised this matter...
The pre-trial conference (PTC) for Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial--which entered its fourth day Wednesday, June 24--is now over halfway complete in terms of the marking of documents. Perhaps more importantly, the actual trial is still on track to begin on July 6, as...
The gamesmanship between the prosecution and defense teams continues in the pre-trial conference (PTC) for Vice President Sara Duterte 's upcoming Senate impeachment trial. The PTC--which is entering a rather unexpected fourth day on Wednesday, June 23--has been held behind closed doors. But...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team on Tuesday, June 23, downplayed concerns over the alleged overlap of witnesses in her impeachment trial, emphasizing that both the prosecution and defense have the right to choose their own witnesses and evidence. In an interview during the third day of...
The pre-trial conference for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte may continue through this week due to the large volume of documentary evidence still being marked. Defense spokesperson Michael Poa said on Monday, June 22, that both the defense and prosecution remain in the...
