Week two of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial promises to be more emotionally-charged than the first, all because of one person. Lawyer Zuleika Lopez, chief-of-staff of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and arguably the closest aide of the respondent, is scheduled to...
The Senate Impeachment Court is set to hear this week the oral arguments on the requested subpoenas for Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax records from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), as well as documents coming from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) and from other establishments...
The Senate Impeachment Court should explore ways that would help speed up the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte as the latter is also entitled to a speedy trial, Senator-Judge Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. “The Vice President is entitled to a speedy trial, just like...
Solon-prosecutor Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno expects the prosecution’s presentation of evidence against impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte to pack an even bigger punch in the coming days. According to Diokno, the opening week of the impeachment trial was devoted to...
If there was one significant development during the first week of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial, it was the incarnate of years worth of allegations into actual evidence. “We saw first week as allegations turning into evidence," Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list...
Former Senate President Franklin Drilon said the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte should focus on whether or not her controversial death threats amount to a betrayal of public trust. According to Drilon, the case is about constitutional accountability rather than criminal liability....
The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte has asked permission from the Senate to bring its own appliances and hire a private caterer for the holding area assigned to the defense during the impeachment trial, Senate Secretary Renato Bantug said. Bantug told reporters that the requests were raised by...
As the Senate impeachment court prepares to hear testimony from Vice President Sara Duterte 's chief of staff, Atty. Zuleika Lopez next week, questions have emerged over whether a witness identified with the defense can be called by the prosecution—and if that automatically makes the witness...
The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has denied Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada’s bid to attend the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, ruling that his request to repeatedly leave detention to serve as a senator-judge would defeat the purpose of preventive detention. In a...
Malacañang has dismissed Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte’s accusation that the Marcos administration is weaponizing the law against political opponents, insisting that the government is merely enforcing the law and allowing the justice system to take its course. Presidential Communications...
The camp of Senator Jinggoy Estrada withdrew its motion seeking permission for him to attend the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte after mistakenly filing it before the wrong division of the Sandiganbayan. The Sandiganbayan Second Division said Estrada, through his lawyer,...
The House prosecution panel is teasing an "evidence bombshell" during the resumption of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial next week. The 26-strong prosecution team composed of 11 solon-prosecutors and 15 private law practitioners have just completed the first week of the...
