Joel Chua

NBI Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc is set to testify on the grave threat charge filed against Duterte involving President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former speaker Martin Romualdez

The trial will start on Monday, July 6, with opening statements from the prosecution and defense

The box is believed to contain the income tax records (ITRs) of Duterte and Carpio

The defense panel has formally filed its comment on the prosecution's manifestation and motion concerning a Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) evidence box, days after rejecting claims that it was trying to keep the documents from public scrutiny

Marcelino Co and Zia Alonto Adiong remain the principal spokespersons for the prosecution panel in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte

Members of the House of Representatives serving as the prosecution panel in the impeachment proceedings met at the Senate’s Padilla Room on Monday

The Department of Justice (DOJ) ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to conduct a full-scale investigation into the drowning deaths of Ateneo men’s basketball players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili in Dipaculao, Aurora

Suitcases containing millions of pesos in cash were allegedly delivered to the President at his residence in Paoay, Ilocos Norte

On Sunday, the uncertainty cast a cloud over Cayetano’s announcement last week that the Senate would convene as an impeachment court on Monday, 18 May

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano was installed on Monday, 11 May, as the new Senate President following a surprise leadership coup backed by 13 senators aligned with detained former president Rodrigo Duterte

Robert Nazal underscored the need to uphold truth, fairness, and integrity in the ongoing impeachment proceedings by the justice committee where it heard the testimony early this week of Ramil Madriaga who detailed key information that could determine probable cause

Tuesday’s hearing brought together several resource persons, including self-confessed bagman Ramil Madriaga, his notary public, and representatives from the Commission on Audit (COA), House records, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)

Documents and testimonies of former Department of Education Undersecretary Gloria Jumamil Mercado have been ordered to be presented in the impeachment proceedings of Vice President Sara Duterte

In a notice dated March 4, 2026, the panel directed Duterte to submit her response within 10 calendar days from receipt of the notice

VP Sara: New subpoenas show ‘fishing expedition’ in impeachment

Ahead of finding these complaints sufficient in form, the House Justice panel decided to set aside the first impeachment complaint filed against the Vice President by the Makabayan coalition and allied groups last 2 February for being in violation of the one-year bar rule

The two leaders were former allies that later became embroiled in bruising political disputes, deepening divisions in one of Asia’s most unwieldy democracies