Lawyers from both the public prosecution panel and the defense panel have separately admitted that the pre-trial stage for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment proceedings might not yet end on Tuesday, as both camps have to mark a voluminous amount of documents. In an ambush interview at the Senate, before the third day of the […]
Read MorePresident Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday inspected ongoing rehabilitation works along the Mananga River in Talisay City, Cebu, under the government’s Oplan Kontra Baha initiative, as authorities continue efforts to reduce flood risks in the province. Marcos engaged with residents living near the river during his visit to Barangay San Isidro and noted improvements […]
Read MoreTop litigator Benjamin S. Tolosa Jr., a founding and managing partner of Tolosa Lim & Chua Law Firm, has joined the private prosecution team in the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte and will serve as the team’s legal spokesperson. Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro, chair of the House committee on justice, made […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – Many Filipinos are eager to hear Vice President Sara Duterte address the allegations against her in her impeachment case, public prosecutor and Akbayan Rep. Chel Diokno said on Sunday, as her trial draws near. He said Duterte’s impeachment trial gives her a pivotal platform to rebut the accusations of corruption and constitutional […]
Read MoreSenate President Pro Tempore Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Friday, June 19, shrugged off Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s latest attacks against fellow senators, saying the public exchanges were becoming more like a television drama than productive political discourse. In a Viber message to reporters, Sotto called for a focus on issues affecting Filipinos instead of […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Friday dismissed Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s accusation that the new Senate majority was supposedly covering up the alleged flood control scandal, saying such remarks were “lacking in fairness.” In a media interview in Cebu City, Hontiveros said members of the Senate’s new majority had in fact initiated and […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The prosecution team will discuss issues involving the threshold needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte once the pre-trial conference is over, Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro said on Friday. Luistro was asked in an online interview whether the threshold issue — or proposals to lower the minimum number of votes needed to convict […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Friday doubled down on his criticism of former Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano’s 28-day stint as Senate chief, arguing that the issue was not the Senate’s operating expenses but the chamber’s lack of legislative output during the period. In another post on X this Friday, Lacson wrote: […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers from the Akbayan bloc in the House of Representatives have called for a congressional inquiry on the Mindanao earthquake’s impact and the government’s response, along with the country’s overall disaster preparedness. In a statement on Friday, Akbayan party-list Rep. Chel Diokno said that he, along Akbayan party-list Reps. Percival Cendaña and […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The delay in the ratification of a bill institutionalizing the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) was due to technicalities, not opposition to the so-called “anti-epal” provisions, Davao Oriental Rep. Cheeno Miguel Almario said in a statement on Thursday. Almario heads the House committee on social services, which was responsible for discussing […]
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