Filipinos would certainly be on the losing end should a gag order on public pronouncements about Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial get imposed. House prosecution members and spokespersons stated this in no uncertain terms even as they await presiding officer Senator-judge...
"Like brother, like sister." This was Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon 's jab to impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte after she reportedly appeared at her brother Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte 's court proceeding on a grave threats case. Ridon, in a...
The Commission on Audit (COA) is studying the possibility of launching a fraud audit against the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) over the “unusual” names of the recipients of confidential funds from the two agencies that were both then under Vice...
House prosecutor Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno has expressed concern that the ongoing Senate impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte may be teaching the wrong things to law students. Diokno had this to say following day 15 of the nationally-televised trial last Aug. 12, which...
What 's the rationale for spending millions in confidential funds to secure Vice President Sara Duterte in Davao City--her family 's political stronghold? House prosecution panel spokesperson Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong asked this question following Commission on...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte is exercising greater caution when dealing with the media as the Senate impeachment trial progresses, with defense spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa saying it has become difficult to discuss the case without risking a violation of the court’s rules....
Noting that lawyers simply have different courtroom styles, defense spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa downplayed the apparent tension between defense lawyer Kristine Ferrer and prosecution counsel Lorna Kapunan during the impeachment trial on August 12. Asked about Ferrer’s conduct during the...
Vice President Sara Duterte prefers that Atty. Michael Poa remain part of her legal team as counsel, even as the impeachment court has suggested getting a separate spokesperson for the defense. Poa, during a post-trial press briefing on August 12, said he had already discussed the matter with...
Lead defense counsel Atty. Sheila Sison on Wednesday, August 12, called out private prosecutor Atty. Amando Ligutan over a Facebook post reminding lawyers and law students that misleading questions are not allowed during cross-examination. Sison raised the issue during the impeachment trial of Vice...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon mocked Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team after it cried foul over a Facebook post from a fellow prosecutor during Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial Wednesday, Aug. 12. At the same time, Ridon asked the Senate...
Don 't expect private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan to delete his Facebook post on the usage of misleading questions during a witness ' cross-examination in the courtroom. Ligutan 's particular post on Wednesday, Aug. 12 read: "A principle ALL lawyers and law students know by...
Pro-impeachment congressmen Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon and Akbayan Party-list Rep. Perci Cendaña criticized Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense counsel Kristine Ferrer for her utterances and demeanor on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Their tirades stemmed from Ferrer 's...
