Senator Erwin Tulfo said on Sunday, May 10 that he believes any effort to stage a Senate coup to perpetuate a possible new leader in the Upper Chamber to block the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte would be counterproductive. “That’s very hard…magiging...
Impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte has three close relatives in the House of Representatives who could go all out during plenary session Monday, May 11 to argue against the articles of impeachment against her, if they want to. “Well, there will be debate after the sponsorship...
The Senate may convene immediately as an impeachment court by Wednesday, May 13 if the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte reaches the Upper Chamber by Tuesday. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said this in a radio interview on Sunday, May 10 adding that he believes it would be...
The House of Representatives is expected to take up in plenary on Monday afternoon, May 11 the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte, with the respondent 's potential second impeachment in two years hanging in the balance. The plenary proceedings will tackle Committee...
Show proof or shut up. This was Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre 's response-slash-challenge to Senator Imee Marcos, after the latter claimed that House of Representatives members were being offered a massive "incentive package" to secure a "yes" vote for the impeachment of Vice President...
House plenary support for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment this 2026 could outpace the figure that was achieved last year, if Deputy Speaker Bacolod City lone district Rep. Albee Benitez 's remarks are any indication. According to Benitez, he expects more than 215 congressmen to...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre agrees with Kidapawan Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo’s take that the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte is part of the country’s "healing process". Acidre issued the statement Saturday, May 9 as the House of Representatives prepared to...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Saturday, May 9, that he 's prepared to oppose and vote against any motion to stop or delay the Senate 's convening as an impeachment court for the trial of respondent Vice President Sara Duterte. Lacson stressed that the...
Senior Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 3rd district Rep. Lorenz Defensor has acknowledged that the House of Representatives ' recent plenary move on Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment was more strategic than it appeared to be. During plenary session Wednesday, May 6, Deputy Majority...
Vice President Sara Duterte said some politicians are allegedly benefiting financially from using her name as discussions on impeachment complaints against her continue. In an interview released by the Office of the Vice President on May 8, Duterte responded to statements from some members of the...
A Catholic bishop on Friday, May 8, said the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte should be treated as a constitutional process of accountability and not framed as political persecution. Diocese of Kidapawan Bishop Jose Colin M. Bagaforo, who also heads the Catholic...
Ranking congressmen refused to give any mental advantage to Vice President Sara Duterte in their rather thorny tit-for-tat leading to the May 11 plenary vote on the lady official 's articles of impeachment. Supplying their respective retorts to Vice President Duterte were La Union 1st district...
