Vice President Sara Duterte faces cases on similar grounds before two courts, but the principle of “double jeopardy” would still not apply. Impeachment spokesperson Reginald Tongol made this clear on Sunday as Duterte faced a grave threats case before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court and the Senate Impeachment Court. Duterte’s alleged threats against President […]
Read MoreThe issuance of an arrest warrant against Vice President Sara Duterte over a separate grave threats case is not a finding of guilt, her impeachment defense team said Saturday. Atty. Justin Gular, deputy spokesperson of Duterte’s defense team, said the warrant issued by a Quezon City court should not be interpreted as a ruling that […]
Read MoreSen. Bong Go said he is puzzled by the timing of the arrest warrant issued against Vice President Sara Duterte over her cases of grave threats. “I’m just puzzled by the timing. Why now when the deliberations here are ongoing?” Go said in an ambush interview with Senate reporters on Friday. “Didn’t it happen almost […]
Read MoreSenate majority leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Thursday cleared the air on his statement expressing exhaustion for working 12 hours a day. His remark came amid the coinciding schedules of the second regular session, the budget hearings and the impeachment trial in the Senate. When the impeachment court was discussing its potential schedule for […]
Read MoreSenate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday told Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson to “stop the theatrics” and let evidence speak in the proper forum as the latter continues his probe into infrastructure and reclamation projects in Taguig City. Cayetano’s statement came as Lacson on Monday flagged at least P3.713 billion in public funds that […]
Read MoreBeyond ceremonies and words of gratitude, everyday heroes should also get fair compensation, safe working conditions, social protection, and opportunities as they work to keep communities running every day, Sen. Loren Legarda said in a statement on Monday as the country observed National Heroes Day. “Madaling tawagin silang bayani kapag may bagyo, may sakuna, may […]
Read MoreSenator Loren Legarda welcomed the decline in hunger in the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, but stressed that one in every five Filipino families still experiencing hunger cannot be treated as a sign that the problem is under control. The June 20 to 29 SWS survey found that 20.3% of Filipino families experienced involuntary […]
Read MorePalace Press Officer Claire Castro on Wednesday said the words “scam” and “mastermind” should not be used in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte without concrete evidence and a final decision. On Tuesday, impeachment court presiding officer Senator-Judge Francis Escudero ordered the two words used by the prosecution lawyer during her direct examination […]
Read MoreLead prosecutor Gerville Luistro said Tuesday she was “more inclined” not to call Col. Raymund Lachica, the former head of Vice President Sara Duterte’s security detail, as a witness in her impeachment trial, although the prosecution has yet to make a decision. Luistro made the pronouncement as the 18th day of Duterte’s impeachment trial ended, […]
Read MoreThe prosecution team does not subscribe to the idea that former Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer (SDO) Gina Acosta is dumb or playing dumb with her repetitive answers and difficulty to understand some questions, but members agreed that she has been evasive and too careful to make mistakes. During a press […]
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