The presentation of evidence under Article 1 of the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte is expected to challenge both the prosecution and the defense to explain complex issues involving confidential funds in a way the public can understand, Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson...
The House prosecution panel is neither affected nor distracted by the constant guessing game on whether or not the impeached Vice President Sara Duterte is going to surface during a given trial date. According House impeachment adviser Robert Ace Barbers and private prosecutor lawyer Benjamin "Jay"...
San Juan City lone district Rep. Ysabel Maria Zamora has echoed the notion that alleged non-disclosure of certain statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) details is enough to get an official impeached. Speaking in an online interview Monday, Zamora--a vice chairperson of the House...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has affirmed its 2020 decision which held liable former Manila mayor Jose L. Atienza Jr. and former city legal officer Melchor R. Monsod in the notice of disallowance (ND) for P34.7 million payment for a property bought by the city government in 2001. It dismissed the...
SYDNEY, Australia -- Just like COVID-19 strains have mutated over the past 18 months, so too has the Australian vernacular adapted to the changing environment with a humorous cluster of corona-based colloquial words and expressions. A poster posted on Dec 7, 2020 shows People's Choice Macquarie...
Leyte 4th District Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez on Monday, May 31, appealed for sobriety in public discussions concerning the West Philippine Sea (WPS) amid reported calls for government to take a more aggressive posture in dealing with the continued incursion of Chinese military vessels in the contested...
FAITH ON THE GROUND Noel R., 33, a construction worker who lost his job, on Plaza Miranda imploring the Black Nazarene’s mercy. (Ali Vicoy) Your employer? No, he’s disappeared. Malacañang ? A senator, your congressman? Your mayor and barangay captain? No—he can’t even get a bus ride...
In this file photo taken on July 15, 2020, the Colorado Rockies play an intrasquad game during summer workouts at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by MATTHEW STOCKMAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) No chewing tobacco, no fighting, no fans and instead of a sprawling 162-game regular...
