Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team on Tuesday, June 23, downplayed concerns over the alleged overlap of witnesses in her impeachment trial, emphasizing that both the prosecution and defense have the right to choose their own witnesses and evidence. In an interview during the third day of...
It remains unclear who will ultimately sit as presiding officer of the impeachment court that will try the case of Vice President Sara Duterte, which will start two weeks from now. By default, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian will be the presiding officer, following the Senate Rules of...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong finds the Office of the Vice President 's (OVP) latest accomplishment report utterly unresponsive to the very serious allegations lodged against impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte. While the accomplishment report was not...
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...
House lead prosecutor Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro says Vice President Sara Duterte Senate impeachment trial would likely take over three months to complete--longer than she previously anticipated. "Mukhang hindi kakayanin na hanggang September lang (Look like holding...
No threats have been monitored by the Senate Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) related to the scheduled July 6 impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, even as heightened security measures remain in place in the chamber. Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Alfred Sotto Corpus made the statement...
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...
No party dominated the pre-trial conference of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Senate Secretary Renato Bantug clarified on Monday, June 22. Bantug, who serves as clerk of court in the impeachment trial of the Vice President, told reporters before the resumption of the...
Senator-judges must exercise "political neutrality" during the course of Vice President Sara Duterte 's upcoming impeachment trial. Thus, said House prosecution panel member Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno, as he highlighted the importance of this cconstitutional task of the 24-member...
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...
La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V likened Vice President Sara Duterte 's upcoming Senate impeachment trial to a big sports event that 's worth the wait—such as the NBA Finals. Ortega made this comparison over the weekend even as he told Filipinos not to lose sight of the...
