The House prosecution panel plans to present article against the impeached Vice President Sara Duterte in the same way that it presented article IV of the articles of impeachment. That is, by striking hard and striking fast. Private prosecutor and spokesperson Benjamin “Jay” Tolosa Jr. bared on...
If confidential fund recipient "Mary Grace Piattos" isn 't a real person or doesn’t exist at all, then where did all the money go? House prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon says this is among the questions that Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team must answer in the...
Vice President Sara Duterte 's alleged misuse of P612.5 million worth of confidential funds will soon take center stage in the ongoing Senate impeachment trial. This, after lead prosecutor Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro requested the Senate impeachment court on...
House solon-prosecutor Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua has admitted to hiring personal security in 2024 after feeling threatened in connection with remarks made about him and other congressmen by Vice President Sara Duterte. In a press conference on Monday, July 13 on the sidelines of day four...
A spokesperson of the House prosecution team opined that the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) unmodified Commission on Audit (COA) opinion for 2025 does not magically exonerate Vice President Sara Duterte of alleged confidential funds misuse from previous years. House Assistant Majority...
Why file plunder charges against Senator Rodante Marcoleta if the alleged P75 million came from private donors instead of public funds? The question has been repeatedly raised by netizens in the comment sections of news reports following the Ombudsman’s announcement that it was preparing to file...
No matter how complex government budget is, it must be made accessible and understandable for every Filipino, President Marcos said. The President made the remark on Friday, June 26, during the launch of the Centralized Open Monitoring Platform for Appropriations and Spending Statistics (COMPASS),...
The driver of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) district engineer Henry Alcantara told the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday, June 23, that he delivered sealed boxes, which he suspected contained money, from the Bulacan First District Engineering Office to individuals he identified as...
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...
The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the immediate preventive suspension of Catanduanes Vice Governor Robert Fernandez and 11 members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan over alleged irregularities involving the province’s Quick Response Fund (QRF) following the onslaught of Super Typhoon Uwan in...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto reiterated that he has no criminal liability in the transfer of P60 billion in PhilHealth reserve funds to the National Treasury, describing the plunder charges filed against him as a ‘nuisance and harassment case.’" "This is nothing but a nuisance and a...
Physician and public health advocate Tony Leachon on Monday, May 25, filed plunder and technical malversation charges before the Office of the Ombudsman against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and several Cabinet officials over the alleged diversion of P60 billion in PhilHealth reserve funds and...
