Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro was as patient as ever when she explained to SAGIP Party-list Rep. Paolo Marcoleta in plenary Monday, May 11 that there 's nothing wrong with holding impeachment proceedings during congressional break, in this case the annual summer...
Vice President Sara Duterte did not dwell much on the change in Senate leadership, saying it was the decision of the majority of the senators. Asked in an interview in The Hague on May 11 whether she had an opinion on the change in Senate leadership, Sara Duterte said she had little to say other...
The 25 "no" votes to the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte reflected the support coming from the family 's political and regional roots, which included the traditional "kingmaker" province of Cebu. However, these votes were easily overwhelmed by the 257-strong...
In what was arguably the biggest shock in the House plenary vote on Monday, May 11, Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco joined the overwhelming majority who favored the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. Before this, Tiangco--either by design or not--has positioned himself as a...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, May 11, said the "burden now rests on the accusers" to prove their allegations after the plenary transmitted the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate. In an official statement, Duterte’s legal team said they are aware of the action taken...
Vice President Sara Duterte--an aspiring President in 2028--now has the unsavory tag of being the first Philippine official to get impeached by the House of Representatives not once, but twice. It happened in successive years--2025 and 2026--with the number of impeachment backers this year...
Senator Erwin Tulfo believes that a change in the Senate leadership because of a would-be handling of Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment sends the wrong message. In an interview, Tulfo said that there 's no need for a leadership shift. “Hindi, kasi nakakahiya naman. Dahil sa...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon is so confident of Vice President Sara Duterte 's impending impeachment, he has released a fearless forecast of sorts in the morning of the potential plenary vote on Monday, May 11. "Today, the 20th Congress House of Representatives will make history....
House Deputy Speaker Iloilo 3rd district Rep. Janette Garin has shown that she is unbothered by the recent references to her and Dengvaxia, despite what her congressman-colleagues might think. Recently tagging Garin in Dengvaxia-related posts are "congressmeow" Cavite 4th district Rep. Francisco...
Lawyer-legislator Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro has admitted that she can 't quite grasp Senator Robin Padilla 's logic regarding his stern desire to prevent the Senate for convening into an impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. “I...
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...
