House touts ‘explosive’ Trillanes tale vs VP
Prosecutors may also call Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla to testify.
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Prosecutors may also call Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla to testify.
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At least three to five constitutional experts, likely retired Supreme Court (SC) justices, are poised to be tapped by the Senate impeachment court as amici…
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The prosecution in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday sought to keep open the possibility of calling her to the witness stand…
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The Senate impeachment court set 23 September for resolving the lingering question of whether to lower the 16-vote threshold required to convict and remove…
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Escudero said the impeachment court is still trying to find at least one hearing date during that period, but acknowledged that no firm schedule has been set.
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ng the bribery charge last week to speed up the trial and give the Senate impeachment court “breathing room.”
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The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday said the names listed on the receipts for her office’s confidential funds were aliases, telling the…
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By any stretch, it’s not just Sara who’s on trial, particularly so where a conviction would result in not just her removal but her perpetual disqualification…
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Citing the 1987 Constitution and the Supreme Court ruling in Estrada v. Desierto, Tongol said criminal prosecution may proceed independently of impeachment.
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The survey is not the final word on Duterte’s future; it is a snapshot of an evolving political reality. Much can still change as the trial unfolds and public…
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A conviction could remove Sara Duterte from office and dramatically reshape the political landscape, but it could also deepen the polarization.
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There are strong suspicions our authoritarian-enamored, cynical feudalistic/dynastic families, without ever admitting it, still harbor secularized notions of…
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‘The image is not part of the record and does not establish that he wore such a device or received outside assistance. The chair therefore makes no finding…
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For non-democratic, totalitarian governments, the process of impeachment is far less complicated and swifter.
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Escudero has reminded the Vice President that she is covered. Good. Now we wait to see what enforcement actually looks like.
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Some members of our legislature might also be wishing they were lawmakers in India, so they cannot be labeled ‘crocodiles,’ ‘betrayers,’ or ‘dictatorial.’
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Vice President Sara Duterte will “try to comply” with the Senate impeachment court’s rule barring participants from publicly discussing the merits of her case,…
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Private prosecutors participating in the ongoing impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte are working “pro bono,” contrary to claims that they are…
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