Impeachment Court quandary
The impeachment court is undoubtedly in a pickle, particularly in light of reports that possibly nine senator-judges stand to be jailed locally or at The Hague.
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The impeachment court is undoubtedly in a pickle, particularly in light of reports that possibly nine senator-judges stand to be jailed locally or at The Hague.
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Lanao del Sur 1st District Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong on Wednesday said the Senate, acting as an impeachment court, has no constitutional basis to simply dismiss…
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A legal eagle intimated to Nosy Tarsee that pressure politics, which is now directed at decimating the Senate majority, is part of the grand design to cover up…
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Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday accused the Marcos administration of using state institutions and public resources against political opponents, warning…
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Benefit-of-the-doubt politics seems to be all that is saving the current Senate leadership, enough at least to stop the Solid Bloc 11 from reclaiming the…
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Every heavy downpour that threatens to submerge the streets rekindles public rage over the substandard projects that President Ferdinand Marcos himself…
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Vice President Sara Duterte’s legal team on Monday asked the Senate impeachment court to dismiss the articles of impeachment against her, citing supposed…
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House Committee on Justice Chairman Gerville Luistro said the House will begin preparing its response once it receives the answer of Vice President Sara…
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After appearing before the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) this Monday, 1 June, former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)…
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Vice President Sara Duterte's defense team on Monday confirmed that it had filed its answer before the Senate sitting as an impeachment court in response to…
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Lead House prosecutor Gerville Luistro has opposed proposals to allow electronic voting in the impeachment trial, arguing that impeachment is a "sacred and…
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The trial proper is expected to begin on 6 July, with sessions tentatively set three times a week.
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The Senate on Sunday reminded Vice President Sara Duterte that she only has until Monday, 1 June, to file an answer to the allegations laid out by the House of…
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The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Sunday said it is closely coordinating with the Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms to ensure security and…
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Renee Co said it is time for Vice President Sara Duterte to explain allegations involving the misuse of confidential funds during her upcoming…
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At the heart of this issue is a bigger clash between political loyalty and the Senate’s duty to act with fairness and independence.
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Not because speaking out is our fundamental right, but because a credentialed lawyer, even a preening senator, can be an ignorant bacterium that’s unlike the…
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The Senate is ‘perniciously polarized,’ according to a political analyst, and the divide is structural, running through the chamber’s very capacity to function…
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