Senator-elect Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday, June 29 appealed to senators to behave and act like judges as they deliberate into the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte. Lacson pointed out it is inappropriate for senator-judges to act as defense lawyers for the respondent in an...
Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Koko Pimentel III said on Saturday, June 28, that the Supreme Court (SC) would most likely side with House prosecutors if the Senate chooses to outright dismiss the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte and skip the...
Senate President Francis Chiz Escudero on Wednesday, June 25, clarified that the Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, returned but did not dismiss the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte, contrary to arguments being used in her defense. In a copy of Duterte 's...
Senator-elect Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV on Wednesday, June 25 expressed belief senator-judges should make decisions and rule based on the evidence to be presented before the Senate impeachment court. Aquino said this is the common stand he has with fellow opposition lawmakers Senator-elect...
Vice President Sara Duterte, through her legal counsel, has asked for the dismissal of the fourth impeachment complaint filed against her, arguing that it violates the 1987 Constitution 's one-year bar on multiple impeachment proceedings against the same official. In her formal Answer Ad...
Senate impeachment court spokesman, lawyer Regie Tongol clarified that his recent suggestion for the camp of Vice President Sara Duterte to take certain legal action was not meant to defend any party, but to explain legal procedures based on his experience as a lawyer. This came after House...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte is expected to file a motion to dismiss the impeachment complaint against her, Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol said on Wednesday, June 18. This is one of the possibilities that Duterte 's legal team would do, Tongol said...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Tuesday, June 17, pushed back against calls for some senator-judges to inhibit themselves from the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, stating that doing so would allow them to avoid taking a clear stand on the case. “Kapag...
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...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said on Tuesday, June 17 that the Senate impeachment court 's recent move to return the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte, without dismissing or terminating the case, may open the door to a slew of legal...
Vice President Sara Duterte should just answer the Senate impeachment court’s summons which the body issued to her last week, Senator Risa Hontiveros said. Hontiveros pointed this out after the vice president suggested that she also inhibit if her allies in the Senate would be forced to inhibit...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Monday, June 16, that the Senate has full discretion under the Constitution to act as it deems fit in impeachment proceedings. Escudero said this in a press conference in response to former Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio...
