Ortonio under fire over informants’ P122M medicine purchases using confidential funds
Senator-judges grilled hostile witness Lemuel Ortonio over his supposed lack of diligence as chair of the bids and awards committee of the…
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Dimasalang, Marcial and Mary Grace Piattos: Padilla’s alias lesson
Senator-judge Robin Padilla and private prosecution lawyer Mae Divinagracia traded barbs on Wednesday over the use of aliases in documents…
Prosecution taps Michael Poa as witness on DepEd confidential funds
The House prosecution panel expressed its intention to call former Department of Education (DepEd) undersecretary Atty. Michael Wesley Poa…
Ligutan: 'Even in court, I am a teacher'
“I will continue to be a teacher even in this impeachment court.”
Escudero warns all parties in impeachment trial: Observe court rules or face sanction
The Senate impeachment court on Wednesday issued a stark reminder to all parties, including the senator-judges, to strictly observe court…
Only Duterte, Lachica knew OVP fund use, aide says
Only Vice President Sara Duterte and her former security chief Col. Raymund Lachica knew how the Office of the Vice President’s…
Judge in Sara grave threats case discloses sorority ties
Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 98 Judge Maria Angelica P. De Ramos disclosed that she and Vice President Sara Duterte are members…
VP Duterte: Insults don’t prove an impeachable offense
Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday accused those pursuing her impeachment of trying to make allegations stick through rhetoric rather…
Lachica ready to testify ‘if lawfully called’
Col. Raymund Dante Lachica, former head of Vice President Sara Duterte’s security detail, said on Tuesday he was prepared to testify before…
OVP aide shelled out P150k, never reimbursed
A P150,000 discrepancy in the Office of the Vice President’s confidential fund records was traced to expenses an official said he had paid…
Sara's aide admits OVP's request for confi funds came before spending plan
A top aide to Vice President Sara Duterte told the impeachment court Tuesday that the Office of the Vice President requested P250 million…
Escudero keeps witness disclosure rules intact
Impeachment court presiding officer Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday ordered both sides in Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial to…
Duterte defense keeps witness lineup under wraps in impeachment trial
Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense kept its cards close on Monday, declining to say which witnesses it would call as the impeachment…
Acosta admits she had no background in confidential operations
Former Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer Gina Acosta said on Monday she did not know why Vice President Sara…
Prosecutor hits Acosta’s ‘selective memory’
Private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan questioned former Office of the Vice President official Gina Acosta over her supposed “selective…
Senate weighs afternoon schedule for Duterte impeachment trial
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte may be moved to the afternoon starting September as senators seek to balance the…
Duterte defense says it will comply with impeachment court schedule
The defense of Vice President Sara Duterte said Saturday it was prepared to follow any timetable set by the Senate impeachment court, as…
Prosecution eyes end-September wrap of evidence in Sara impeachment trial
House prosecutor Rep. Terry Ridon said the prosecution panel hopes to complete its presentation of evidence in Vice President Sara…