Duterte says impeachment proceedings must be guided by the Constitution and due process, stressing that the prosecution bears the burden of proving its case Vice President Sara Duterte said the President’s opinion has “no importance” in an impeachment proceeding, maintaining that the process...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, July 6, skipped the first day of her impeachment trial as the defense team maintained her right to be represented by a counsel. Lawyer Michael Poa, spokesman of the defense team, said Duterte “has chosen to appear by counsel” and that it is “her right...
The House prosecution panel in Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial insists that the proceedings must continue even in the event that the respondent resigns from her post. “The trial will continue, the trial must continue because the resignation does not automatically...
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, July 6 vowed to uphold the integrity of the Senate, as the Upper Chamber gears up for the first day of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. During the flag-raising ceremony at the Senate, Gatchalian assured the chamber 's...
The House of Representatives ' own think tank reckoned that the Philippines ' economic growth can be maintained and even bolstered if the bicameral legislature manages to pass pending priority measures of the Marcos administration. These measures have been grouped together as Legislative...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is all set in securing the opening of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte with the deployment of more cops at the Senate where protest actions are expected to be held. Around 6,000 police officers have been deployed to secure the Senate complex...
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said on Sunday, July 5 that one of the things that the Impeachment Court will resolve at the opening of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte would be the sealed Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) box containing her tax records as well as her...
The Senate Impeachment Court is ready for the arrival of Vice President Sara Duterte for her trial which is set to start on Monday, July 6. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said he is also expecting that all senator-judges, both from the majority and minority bloc, except for Sen. Jinggoy...
Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV said on Sunday, July 5 that he will file a motion seeking the public release of all evidence presented during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Aquino expressed his intent a day before the start of the trial which would be on Monday, July 6....
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is set to begin on Monday, July 6, opening the evidentiary phase of proceedings before the Senate impeachment court. Duterte’s defense team, led by lawyers who have been preparing for a possible trial for more than a year, said it is ready to...
House prosecution panel spokesperson Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co is holding out hope that impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte wouldn 't dare "ghost" the Filipino people. "Our one wish is that VP Sara doesn 't ghost the Filipino people on day one of the trial,”...
House impeachment prosecutor Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua is upbeat over the imminent start of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial on Monday, July 6. It 's hard to blame Chua because compared to other solon-prosecutors, he was among the handful who have waited...
