Kapunan says defense team ‘ghosted’ her
Senator Chiz Escudero joked that Vice President Sara Duterte’s legal team “ghosted” private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan after the defense and prosecution failed…
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Chiz files counterpart bill postponing this year's BSKE despite P8B already spent
Senator Chiz Escudero files Senate Bill 2387 to extend the term of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials and effectively postpone the 2024 BSKE to…
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‘No conflict’: Senate Court rules on Poa's role in Duterte defense
The Senate impeachment court ruled there was no conflict of interest in lawyer Michael Poa’s role defending Vice President Sara Duterte over confidential…
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Heart Evangelista: 'Bisyo ko shopping'
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Should Senate be lawyers-only?
The trial is showing us how loudly a man can bang the gavel that is no longer in his hand. Every road somehow leads back to the Cayetanos in this impeachment.
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Tiangco details alleged budget-selling scheme
Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco alleges flood control budget insertions began in the National Expenditure Program, linking the scheme to project-selling claims as…
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VP camp surprised by subpoena ruling
‘I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t surprised. But I don’t think we should cast aspersions on the integrity of the court. It is what it is. That was the…
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Public opinion’s pull
Senator-judges do not live in splendid isolation. They campaign, cultivate constituencies, and know that every question, ruling and vote will be scrutinized…
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Majority bloc rejects move to let detained senators join impeachment trial
The Senate majority bloc has rejected a minority proposal to ask the Sandiganbayan to let detained senators Jinggoy Estrada and Rodante Marcoleta join the…
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SC won’t slice into Chiz query: Comelec upheld on technicality
The immediate effect is a refurbished image for the now presiding officer of the Senate impeachment court.
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Win, let it go
The Constitution’s framers intentionally left the matter to the Senate because it concerns the chamber’s internal procedures.
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Panelo: Chiz reduced VP trial to ‘propaganda’
Panelo also questioned the impeachment court’s rules limiting senator-judges to two minutes for questioning witnesses.
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Escudero: VP need not appear
Senate impeachment court presiding officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero ruled that Vice President Sara Duterte is not required to personally attend her impeachment…
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Narrative warheats up at Senate
Vice President Sara Duterte’s surprise appearance at the Senate during her impeachment trial intensified the political perception battle, while legal experts…
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Senate returns Duterte tax box
The Senate impeachment court returned the sealed tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband to the BIR, with Presiding Officer Chiz Escudero…
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Sara’s conviction needs 16 votes
‘The Constitution is clear. Conviction requires the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members of the Senate.’
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