House eyes faster Sara trial
Zamora said the prosecution’s witness schedule remains flexible because testimony, cross-examination and procedural objections could alter the planned sequence…
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Zamora said the prosecution’s witness schedule remains flexible because testimony, cross-examination and procedural objections could alter the planned sequence…
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Serapio explained that senators occupy two roles at once: politicians elected by the people and judges tasked with seeking truth and justice. That dual…
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Nosy Tarsee’s got a whodunit story, except the mystery is where the main character went.
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Many were taken aback when Presiding Officer Chiz Escudero immediately said that the minimum number of votes needed to convict is 16.
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Based on how the trial has been conducted so far, it would not be surprising if the real losers are the people.
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The Senate majority bloc rejected a proposal by opposition senators to ask the Sandiganbayan to allow their detained colleagues to attend the impeachment…
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A dispute over courtroom decorum spilled into public view on Saturday after Senator-judge Panfilo Lacson said the spokesperson of the Senate impeachment court…
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Legal experts have called on the Supreme Court (SC) to settle the dispute over the number of votes required for the conviction of an impeached official before…
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Due process is not a favor to Duterte; it is a safeguard for the republic.
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Like poor Sen. Robin Padilla, who sheepishly admitted needing Google for legal terms, other senator-judges, as well as us ignorant curious, reached out to…
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Artificial intelligence can help courts conduct research, prepare drafts and manage records, but it should never be allowed to decide cases, Supreme Court…
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The International Criminal Court has canceled the third status conference for the crimes against humanity case of former president Rodrigo Duterte, four days…
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The Constitution’s framers intentionally left the matter to the Senate because it concerns the chamber’s internal procedures.
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The Senate impeachment court remains “unaffected” by a petition from a group of lawyers supportive of Vice President Sara Duterte, urging the Supreme Court to…
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Lawyers for Vice President Sara Duterte said Wednesday that House prosecutors failed to prove she had hired an assassin to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.,…
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While it is still far too early for the public to draw conclusions as the trial progresses, they are being treated to the spectacle of courtroom debate about…
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The real trial, he argues, is not being conducted under the16-vote threshold at all but in the register of trust, the breach of which is written into the…
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When martial law was declared in 1972 by President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., he resisted the abuses of the regime, serving as a human rights lawyer.
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