It remains up to the Senate impeachment court to decide whether the issue on Bureau of Internal (BIR) box will be resolved before the trial proper or during the impeachment proceedings of Vice President Sara Duterte. This was according to Senate Secretary and Impeachment Clerk of Court Renato...
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte could become the longest in Philippine history if it reaches the 92 trial days, Senate Secretary and Impeachment Clerk of Court Renato Bantug said on Saturday, June 27. In a radio interview on DWIZ, Bantug said the estimate is based on the...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday, June 26, said it is premature to draw conclusions from recent statements made by Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong regarding the controversial "BIR box" in the ongoing impeachment proceedings. In a statement issued by defense...
The Senate may hold another pre-trial conference session solely to address the disputed "BIR box" if the impeachment court orders it. In an interview, Senate Secretary and impeachment court clerk Renato Bantug Jr. stressed Friday, June 26, that no such decision has been made and that the July 6...
Now that the pre-trial proceedings have already concluded, Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Friday, June 26 urged the Impeachment Court to consider advising both the prosecution and defense panels to refrain from openly commenting on the merits of the case. Lacson, who will serve as one of the...
After five sessions, the pre-trial conference for the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte concludes Thursday afternoon, June 25. Marking of evidence for Articles I and II was finished shortly after 5 p.m. According to Senate Secretary Renato Bantug Jr., who also serves as clerk of...
The pre-trial conference for the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte is expected to conclude on Thursday evening, June 25. Senate Secretary Renato Bantug Jr., who also serves as clerk of the Senate impeachment court, said the conclusion of the evidence-marking process would...
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...
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte would be the Senate’s biggest test—not the recent leadership crisis that seems to have been resolved following Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian’s ascent as Senate chief, former senator Franklin Drilon said. Thus, Drilon said the Senate must not...
The pre-trial conference for the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, which began on Thursday, June 18, will resume next week after both camps were unable to complete the marking of documentary evidence during the first day of proceedings. Duterte’s defense team spokesperson...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson believes that the Supreme Court (SC) may need to intervene if at least nine (9) of the 24 senator-judges were detained and suspended by the Sandiganbayan, as in the case of Senator Jinggoy Estrada, who the anti-graft court preventively suspended last Tuesday. He said...
The Senate impeachment court on Thursday, June 18, formally began the pre-trial conference for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Senate Secretary and Clerk of Court Renato Bantug Jr., alongside Deputy Clerks of Court Atty. Marivic Laurel-Garcia and Atty. Maria Valentina Cruz,...
