Optics, objections
Due process is not a favor to Duterte; it is a safeguard for the republic.
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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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Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Saturday he would scrutinize the Philippine National Police's use of its taxpayer-funded hospital for high-profile detainees,…
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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 missile landed right between our EEZs.’
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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 government on Thursday placed Metro Manila under Blue Alert as tropical storm “Inday” threatened to intensify the southwest monsoon, prompting emergency…
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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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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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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 Senate Impeachment Court has scheduled oral arguments to determine whether the controversial bank records of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband,…
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‘Fair’ and ‘clean’ are two different matters, and the trial’s opening week seems to have already muddied both.
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Senate court presiding officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday rejected the House prosecution panel’s attempt to immediately compel Vice President Sara…
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The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday defended its string of courtroom objections during the second day of her impeachment trial, saying…
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‘We are very satisfied with the outcome of today’s trial, and we hope to sustain this throughout the 90 trial days. We are ready to continue presenting our…
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‘She has other engagements. That’s why she’s in Manila. She has to proceed to her engagements after our meeting.’
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‘At all times, public officials are best served by keeping their personal opinions to themselves and relying instead on the law, established policies,…
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