Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero, who presides over the impeachment court, on Wednesday lauded the “calm” oral arguments between Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense counsel and a House prosecutor panel member. Escudero made the remark after Duterte’s counsel and impeachment spokesperson Michael Poa and Akbayan Rep. Chel Diokno debated if the impeachment court could subpoena the […]
Read MoreThe Senate impeachment court on Wednesday has ordered all parties in Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial to no longer explain their decision to withdraw witnesses. Senator-judge and presiding officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero made the ruling after lead defense counsel Sheila Sison raised this plea in a manifestation. Sison told the court that the prosecution’s withdrawal […]
Read MoreNo witnesses will be presented on the sixth day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Wednesday, but the defense and the prosecution will deliver its oral arguments on the bank and tax records of Duterte. It was the House prosecution panel that requested the impeachment court to subpoena the bank and tax records […]
Read MorePresident Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. left for Singapore on Tuesday for a two-day working visit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties, expanding economic cooperation and laying the groundwork for closer collaboration as Singapore prepares to assume the ASEAN chairmanship next year. According to Malacañang, Marcos is scheduled to meet with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, where […]
Read MoreSenator-judge Bam Aquino’s questions to the defense counsel only revealed that Vice President Sara Duterte will either be a lying vice president or an official who makes threats, Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon said on Tuesday. Ridon, in a press briefing, was asked about Aquino’s questions to lawyer Mark Vinluan on Monday about Duterte’s threats […]
Read MoreSen. Rodante Marcoleta will wear the standard orange detainee shirt and a protective vest when he is brought out of the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters at Camp Crame on Tuesday, the agency said. Marcoleta was ordered by the Sandiganbayan Third Division to be brought to the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila for a […]
Read MoreMalacañang on Monday said the health of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta should be monitored and taken care of amid his arrest for the nonbailable charge of plunder, in connection with an undeclared P75-million campaign contribution. The senator was confined at the Philippine National Police General Hospital in Camp Crame on July 6, the same day of […]
Read MorePresident Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has expanded the country’s investment footprint by issuing proclamations declaring additional parcels of land to be incorporated to existing special economic zones (ecozones) in Cavite and Batangas, and to create a new information technology park in Negros Oriental to attract more investments and generate jobs. The President issued Proclamation Nos. […]
Read MoreHouse of Representatives prosecution spokesperson and Lanao del Sur 1st District Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong on Sunday said Vice President Sara Z. Duterte’s online video on Nov. 23, 2024 went beyond an ordinary threat because she described arranging for someone to carry out killings. Duterte is facing an impeachment charge over the remarks she made during […]
Read MoreAll documents related to Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial are now publicly accessible through the Senate website, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian confirmed on Sunday. An impeachment tab has been added to the Senate website, with four sections—prosecution, defense, court issuances, and journal—where records, manifestations, and documents submitted during the proceedings are uploaded by the […]
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