The House prosecution panel believes that the testimonies of the two former bank executives strengthen the credibility of alleged Vice President Sara Duterte bagman Ramil Madriaga. While Madriga 's name wasn 't mentioned during continuation of respondent Duterte 's Senate impeachment...
Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua earned what could be described as a more than perfect score from lead prosecutor Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro for his performance Wednesday, July 29 in Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial. "11/10," Luistro...
Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense said it deliberately limited its cross-examination of the prosecution 's witnesses during the July 29 session as part of its legal strategy to avoid unnecessarily prolonging the Senate impeachment trial. In a press briefing following the session,...
Two former bank branch managers have described as "unusual" the total P612.5-million cash withdrawals and encashments made for the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) during their on the witness stand in Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment...
Stressing that government funds aren 't "unlimited", House prosecutor Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima highlighted the need to scrutinize impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte 's handling of the P612.5-million confidential funds entrusted to her...
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),...
