The presentation of evidence under Article 1 of the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte is expected to challenge both the prosecution and the defense to explain complex issues involving confidential funds in a way the public can understand, Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson...
Senator-judge Panfilo Lacson on Saturday, June 11, said the spokesperson of the Senate impeachment court should refrain from publicly calling out members of the tribunal over alleged violations of the rules, and said such concerns were best addressed internally by the senator-judges themselves. ...
Senator-judges are bound by the Senate impeachment court 's sub judice rule and are expected to avoid public statements on the merits of the case to preserve the fairness and impartiality of the proceedings. Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol made the clarification on...
The former spokesperson of the Senate impeachment court under then Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said that the Supreme Court’s 14-0-1 decision on the term “forthwith” only proved that the critics were wrong, former Senate impeachment court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol said. ...
The Supreme Court 's (SC) decision declaring unconstitutional the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte validates the Senate 's cautious approach on it. This was according to Atty. Regie Tongol, spokesperson for the Senate Impeachment Court, in a statement on...
The Senate on Friday, July 11, acknowledged the Supreme Court’s (SC) July 8 resolution consolidating the cases G.R. Nos. 278353 and 278359, which are related to the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte and require compliance from the respondents. In a statement, the Senate...
Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol said on Wednesday, July 2, that the requirements the impeachment court has imposed on the House of Representatives should not be seen as a trap or measures to impede the impeachment proceedings. ”The specific certifications being required...
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...
Drake Dustin Ibay Atty. Regie Tongol “Something's wrong.” This is what Atty. Regie Tongol said about Atty. Joji Alonso’s recent statement regarding her client, actor Tony Labrusca, having supposedly posted bail in relation to the act of lasciviousness complaint filed against him. “How could...
