While the Supreme Court (SC) declared the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte as unconstitutional, it did not say there was no wrongdoing, President Marcos said. In a post-State Visit press briefing in India on Friday, Aug. 8, Marcos pointed out that the SC ruling has no...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, August 8 defended the Senate against criticisms saying it was the Supreme Court that “killed” the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte and not the Upper Chamber. This after the Senate received flak for voting in favor of archiving the...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the Senate is standing by the provisions of the Constitution and rule of law when it voted in favor of heeding the Supreme Court’s decision on the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte. Escudero made this clear when he explained his...
While the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte acknowledged the Senate’s decision to archive the impeachment case, it maintained that its “focus” is on responding to the Motion for Reconsideration filed by the House of Representatives. “The Defense Team acknowledges the Senate’s...
With 19 senators voting in the affirmative, four against, and one abstention, the Senate moved to archive the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte, adhering to the Supreme Court’s ruling declaring the impeachment process initiated by the House of Representatives as...
The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte said on Tuesday, Aug. 5, that it will comply with the Supreme Court’s (SC) order to comment on the Motion for Reconsideration filed by the House of Representatives seeking to reverse the Court’s ruling on her impeachment case. “We will comply with the...
For Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, deciding on Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment complaint no longer requires any debate, given the Supreme Court 's (SC) ruling that deemed it unconstitutional. "In the first place nga, para sa akin (for me), there 's no need for debate....
Vice President Sara Duterte broke her silence for the first time since the Supreme Court (SC) declared as unconstitutional the impeachment complaint against her. In a statement on Wednesday, July 30, the official extended her “heartfelt gratitude” to her 16-member defense team “for taking on...
The Senate will decide on Aug. 6 on whether or not to proceed with the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, following the recent Supreme Court (SC) ruling that declared the impeachment complaint unconstitutional. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero announced on Tuesday, July...
Admitting that the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte is not yet dismissed, lawyer Michael Poa has assured that the defense team is “ready” to face future legal challenges to clear the country’s second-highest official from the allegations. In an interview on True FM on...
Three senators expressed disagreement with the Supreme Court’s (SC) ruling that halted the Senate’s constitutional duty to try the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. In a joint statement, Senators Risa Hontiveros, Bam Aquino, and Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said that...
If the Senate decides to defy the Supreme Court 's (SC) decision on the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte, the rule of law may end up being the "biggest loser". This was according to Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, who said on Saturday, July 26, that while he will follow the...
