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Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Sara Duterte impeachment trial.
The Constitution forbids active participation in business management or operations, not merely holding a financial interest, especially if there is no conflict…
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Despite several prosecution claims being exposed during the trial as false, some observers believe that certain senator-judges appeared to be siding with the…
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The Senate impeachment court warned witnesses in Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial that evasive or false testimony could lead to contempt citations and…
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‘We have to explain; it was not possible to make that decision at the start.’
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The impeachment trial is scheduled to resume on 9 November, when the defense will formally begin presenting its evidence.
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The Senate has 24 members, and two-thirds of 24 is 16. The impeachment court first set the threshold at 16 on 6 July, as soon as the trial began.
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The Supreme Court has ordered the Senate impeachment court and the House of Representatives to comment on a petition seeking to halt Vice President Sara…
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The opportunity to appoint a ‘new’ vice president also presents too strong a temptation to groom a potential presidential candidate for 2028.
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The impeachment trial, instead of dragging Sara down, has become a platform to present herself as the victim of a political vendetta.
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Recall that FM Jr. got his presidential victory on a twosome, or what his sister, Sen. Imee Marcos, rightfully described as a ‘marriage in heaven.’
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Conviction on even one Article of Impeachment is sufficient to remove an official from office and disqualify them from holding any public post in perpetuity.
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If Sara is convicted and barred, Baste could step into the spotlight, and he may just win. The administration may be fighting the candidate while feeding the…
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The Palace is presumably aware of this political backdrop, which may help explain why the prosecution has accelerated its case.
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Gabriel explained that the withdrawal meant Duterte would no longer face conviction on those articles, making a mistrial difficult to justify on that basis…
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The findings suggest that the public’s assessment of the Vice President’s political standing does not necessarily reflect a fully informed judgment of the…
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Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team is weighing whether to present witnesses and evidence to rebut allegations involving confidential funds and grave…
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Legal and political figures question the authority of the House prosecution panel to withdraw three articles in Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, reviving…
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