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House touts ‘explosive’ Trillanes tale vs VP
Prosecutors may also call Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla to testify.
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16-vote rule takes legal test
The Senate impeachment court may tap three to five retired Supreme Court justices and constitutional experts as amici curiae to help resolve the disputed vote…
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Prosec, defense clash over Sara testimony
Prosecutors seek to reserve the right to call Vice President Sara Duterte to the witness stand in her impeachment trial, but her defense invokes her…
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Senate revisits 16-vote rule
Senate impeachment court sets 23 September to resolve whether the 16-vote threshold to convict Vice President Sara Duterte should be lowered amid absent…
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Impeach trial faces month-long pause
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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House keeps bribery charge
Sara Duterte’s impeachment prosecutors will present evidence on unexplained wealth before bribery, while considering whether to drop Article III to speed up…
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Defense: Fund names were aliases
Sara Duterte’s defense says 266 names on confidential fund receipts were aliases, while the PSA found no civil registry records for 63 percent of the names.
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If convicted, then what?
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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Sara’s QC case won’t sway Senate, says Win
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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Publicity chasers all
A political rift involving three government personalities has resurfaced over a controversial SUV incident, with past disagreements, personal ties and…
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Sara’s resilience
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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Senator absences raise Sara conviction vote issue, Barbers says
House impeachment trial spokesperson Robert Ace Barbers urges the Senate to revisit the two-thirds vote needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, citing…
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QC court issues arrest warrant vs VP Sara Duterte
Quezon City RTC Branch 98 has issued an arrest warrant against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte over three counts of grave threats under the Cybercrime…
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Whatever verdict, our country pays
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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Chiz strikes ‘abogadong walang alam’
Senator Chiz Escudero strikes “abogadong walang alam” from the record after Sara Duterte’s defense objected to the prosecution’s description of Michael Poa.
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