Defense: Dropped charges lack basis
Vice President Sara Duterte’s spokesperson Salvador Panelo Jr. said the withdrawal of three impeachment articles showed the accusations lacked basis, while…
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Sara Duterte impeachment trial
Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Sara Duterte impeachment trial.
A misguided pursuit
Taxpayers are left questioning why their money funded a trial that now feels compromised, as the prosecution’s latest move raises more questions than answers…
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Shaking the Veep
There’s yet no convincing evidence the trial’s explosive revelations have reversed the Veep’s ‘simple’ image.
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Equality of arms
On 13 October, the House prosecution panel in the VP Duterte trial withdrew all but one article of impeachment, the one on unexplained wealth, to expedite…
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VP lawyers weigh next move
Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team will consult her before responding to the Senate impeachment court’s ruling on the withdrawal of three impeachment…
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A lot to explain
Whether these records actually establish a constitutional violation is ultimately for the impeachment court to decide. But they certainly demand an explanation.
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Doubtful of majority
From the get-go, tremendous pressure has been brought to bear on the members of the impeachment court by vested interests bent on having the Vice President…
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Expert puts undeclared assets at P1.5B
The prosecution’s financial expert raised his estimate of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband Manases Carpio’s alleged unexplained wealth to nearly…
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Witness based report on prosecution papers
Forensic financial analyst Alexander Cabrera acknowledged that his report attributing a 20% stake in GenCorp Industries Inc. and over ₱200 million in capital…
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Minority holds line but fires off warning
'We, the pro-Constitution, believe that we should obey the Constitution…We don’t want it to get bent.'
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Likely tax law breach bugs trial
The Senate impeachment court removed the original livestream of Day 37 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial after the identities of Bureau of…
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Defense to call witness on inday’s Davao income
Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team said it will present a witness and supporting documents to explain her alleged receipt of income from the Davao City…
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Sara’s unexplained wealth: P817M
A forensic expert testified in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial that financial records from 2022 to 2025 showed P817.87 million in alleged…
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Prosec resting Article 2 raps
‘I think we already filed our manifestation last Tuesday that we will be dropping bribery, so it’s already filed in our manifestation.’
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Marriage doesn’t grant spouse bank access
A LandBank branch manager testified that marriage alone does not make a spouse a joint account holder, authorized signatory or automatic recipient of bank…
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Beijing funding ‘does not prove wrongdoing’
‘If anything was confirmed, it is only that Trillanes obtained his information illegally in violation of the Anti-Money Laundering Act and Bank Secrecy Laws.’
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Vinluan sorry for remarks seen as threat
Defense lawyer Mark Vinluan apologized to the Senate impeachment court after his references to penalties for leaking AMLC information were perceived by some…
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