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...
Lawyer Benjamin Tolosa Jr. says it makes no sense to claim that the defense got the better of the prosecution during--of all things--a pre-trial conference (PTC) for Vice President Sara Duterte 's upcoming Senate impeachment trial. Tolosa--who was introduced as the newest member of the House...
Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro has branded as "fake news" the reports that the House prosecution panel has been outclassed by Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team in the ongoing impeachment pre-trial proceedings. “That is not true. I charge it to fake...
Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V says the House prosecution panel is ready to take on any kind of strategy that Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team will throw at them--even "unconventional" ones. “Malamang maraming unconventional strategies ang gagawin ng...
Leading the 16-lawyer defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial is Atty. Sheila Sison, a litigator from Fortun Narvasa & Salazar. The law firm described Sison as a "fierce litigator" who specializes in criminal litigation. She also practices in areas of in civil...
President Marcos said the Philippines is open to a possible visiting forces agreement (VFA) with Germany, but it is still a "long way off." "Well, why not? We probably, in reality, we 're still a long way off of that," Marcos said in a joint press conference with German President Frank-Walter...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson proposed on Sunday, June 14 a mechanism that would allow senators who are detained to participate in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Lacson said that while the composition of the Senate is the same as that of the Impeachment Court, the...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Saturday condemned China 's sanctions against Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr., calling the move a direct affront to the Philippine government and its sovereign decisions. In a statement, Pangilinan said...
The Department of National Defense (DND) and its Canadian counterpart signed a logistics agreement designed to “put teeth” into their expanding security alliance in the Indo-Pacific region. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Canadian Minister of National...
House prosecution panel spokesperson Lanao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong is taunting impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte 's legal team for allegedly having nothing to offer in terms of counter-evidence. This, despite Duterte 's tapping of a highly-regarded law...
Armscor Global Defense Inc. (AGDI), the country’s largest defense manufacturer, is banking on the implementation of the Tatak Pinoy Act to boost demand for its products and drive growth in the local firearms manufacturing industry. “With Tatak Pinoy, government entities must honor domestic...
Members of the new Senate majority bloc have announced measures to support communities affected by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao on Monday, while also calling on minority senators to join their relief initiative. In a statement, the group expressed solidarity with...
