The house of former President Rodrigo Duterte in Davao City is for sale. His common-law wife Honeylet Avanceña and daughter Veronica revealed this development on Saturday night, June 28. Avanceña told DZRH radio station in an interview that their house has been unused and vacant for some time....
The “intent” of President Marcos not to step down from the presidency and to perpetuate himself in power led to an impeachment case that was designed to remove her as contender in 2028, Vice President Sara Duterte claimed. In an interview with Russia Today International on Wednesday, June 25,...
Vice President Sara Duterte said that she and her lawyers will comply with the Office of the Ombudsman’s order to submit a counter-affidavit in answer to allegations that she misused the confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd), which...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division has declared outgoing Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Benny Abante Jr. the duly elected member of the House of Representatives for the sixth district of Manila. This was after the Second Division granted Abante 's petition seeking to...
The Senate Impeachment Court has made significant strides in the ongoing impeachment proceedings, completing key actions within just a week of its convening, according to its official spokesperson. In a statement issued Tuesday, June 17, Atty. Regie Tongol, spokesperson for the Senate Impeachment...
“Swift, reasonable, and dignified.” This was how former Office of the Vice President (OVP) spokesman Barry Gutierrez described the House of Representative’s response to the Senate’s remanding of the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. In a statement, Gutierrez lauded...
Senators hit back at accusations made by House of Representatives Spokesperson Princess Abante, claiming the Senate “killed” the proposed P200 daily minimum wage hike, saying it was the lower chamber’s delays and last-minute actions that doomed the measure. Senator Joel Villanueva, chair of...
Recalling what he learned from the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Senator-elect and former Senate president Vicente Sotto III said senator-judges are not allowed to make motions and may only ask for clarifications during an impeachment trial. Sotto made the remark as he described the...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Thursday, June 12 that the House of Representatives has yet to confirm that it has accepted the copy of the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte which the Senate, as an impeachment court, has returned to their chamber. ...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said he is disappointed over the House of Representatives’ withdrawal of its adoption of Senate Bill No. 2838, or the Magna Carta for Barangay Health Workers (BHW). The Senate passed the BHW bill on third and final reading in February, and the...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero defended the Senate’s decision to return the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the House of Representatives without dismissing the case, saying it was within the powers and discretion of the Senate sitting as an impeachment...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Monday, June 9 questioned the House of Representative’s perceived lack of sincerity to pass the measure increasing the daily minimum wage of workers in the private sector, complaining that the Senate has yet to receive the formal copy of the House version of the bill....
