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The BRC hearings will provide a platform for testimonies, evidence, accountability and, more importantly, be a litmus test of our nation’s political will.
CYNTHIA D. BALANA · · 2 min read
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.
Nick V. Quijano Jr. · · 3 min read
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…
Sean A. Magbanua · · 1 min read
Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday accused the Marcos administration of using state institutions and public resources against political opponents, warning…
Lisa Marie Apacible · · 2 min read
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…
Jing Villamente · · 2 min read
Vice President Sara Duterte’s legal team on Monday asked the Senate impeachment court to dismiss the articles of impeachment against her, citing supposed…
Edjen Oliquino · · 2 min read
House Committee on Justice Chairman Gerville Luistro said the House will begin preparing its response once it receives the answer of Vice President Sara…
Sean A. Magbanua · · 2 min read
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…
Neil Alcober · · 1 min read
Lead House prosecutor Gerville Luistro has opposed proposals to allow electronic voting in the impeachment trial, arguing that impeachment is a "sacred and…
Anita Villanueva · · 2 min read
The trial proper is expected to begin on 6 July, with sessions tentatively set three times a week.
Edjen Oliquino,Neil Alcober · · 2 min read
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…
Edjen Oliquino · · 3 min read
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…
Neil Alcober · · 1 min read
Renee Co said it is time for Vice President Sara Duterte to explain allegations involving the misuse of confidential funds during her upcoming…
Jerod Orcullo · · 2 min read
At the heart of this issue is a bigger clash between political loyalty and the Senate’s duty to act with fairness and independence.
Dennis Coronacion · · 2 min read
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…
Nick V. Quijano Jr. · · 3 min read
The Senate is ‘perniciously polarized,’ according to a political analyst, and the divide is structural, running through the chamber’s very capacity to function…
DT · · 2 min read
The Justice Reform Initiative (JRI) has urged the Senate to suspend any move allowing virtual or remote participation in Senate proceedings, warning that the…
Mico Virata · · 2 min read
The Senate will rise above itself only when the senators face electoral consequences for this kind of institutional degradation.
DT · · 2 min read
