Newly-elected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano assured on Tuesday, May 12 that the Senate, under his leadership, will act on the Articles of Impeachment “forthwith” and without unnecessary delay. Cayetano said the institution will fully comply with its constitutional duties while ensuring...
The House of Representatives on Monday night, May 11 formally ordered the transmittal to the Senate of the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte after its historic adoption in plenary session. The move came a few hours after the House voted 257-25-9 (yes-no-abstain) to impeach...
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...
The Senate may convene immediately as an impeachment court by Wednesday, May 13 if the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte reaches the Upper Chamber by Tuesday. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said this in a radio interview on Sunday, May 10 adding that he believes it would be...
The House of Representatives is expected to take up in plenary on Monday afternoon, May 11 the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte, with the respondent 's potential second impeachment in two years hanging in the balance. The plenary proceedings will tackle Committee...
In a free legal advice of sorts, Antipolo City 1st district Rep. Ronaldo Puno said the prosecution against impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte should pursue her conviction in the same way that the prosecution tried to pin down former president Joseph "Erap" Estrada 25 years ago....
Vice President Sara Duterte said her father, former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (PRRD), has been in a subdued and reflective mood as he faces proceedings before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague over allegations tied to his anti-drug campaign. In a video interview released by...
Nearly 200 members of the House of Representatives are ready to support the adoption of the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte as of Tuesday, May 5. Thus, said Committee on Justice member Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon in a chance interview as House members awaited...
A pickup truck was used to transport 10 grocery boxes allegedly containing P299 million to the office of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez, a witness told the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday, May 5. The claim was made by Monica Louis...
The Third Division of the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday, May 5, commenced trial in the malversation of public funds case against former senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. and six co-accused. Revilla’s co-accused include Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Assistant District Engineer Brice...
Vice President Sara Duterte said the case filed against her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, before the International Criminal Court (ICC) is expected to proceed to full trial, acknowledging that there appears to be no path toward its dismissal. “We don’t see any way that the ICC will...
Amid mounting political pressure following the approval of impeachment articles against her, Vice President Sara Duterte said she remains unfazed, declaring she is “very well and okay” while reaffirming her intention to run in the 2028 presidential elections as a “presumptive candidate.” In...
