Francis Escudero

Chiz Escudero ordered the clerk of court to upload a revised version of the proceedings on the Senate’s social media pages, with the BIR officers’ names redacted

Vice President Sara Duterte has denied allegations that she received cash-filled suitcases from former House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, as her lawyers questioned the National Bureau of Investigation’s jurisdiction over the case and raised a conflict-of-interest issue involving NBI director Melvin Matibag

Defense lead counsel Sheila Sison raised the objection after prosecution lawyer James Alih presented the combined year-end balances of more than 30 bank accounts attributed to Duterte and Carpio from 2022 to 2025

He also pointed to a significant discrepancy between the ₱6.7 billion in transactions previously presented during House proceedings and the ₱4.4 billion figure cited by the prosecution before the Senate impeachment court

Senator-judge Raffy Tulfo called on the Senate impeachment court on Monday to reprimand its spokesperson for recurring unauthorized statements that appeared to preempt the court, particularly the target of handing down a verdict against Vice President Sara Duterte, reportedly set for 16 December

Diokno’s statement came following the argument of Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team sought to defer the testimony of AMLC Secretariat Executive Director Ronel Buenaventura, citing confidentiality concerns and the need for more time to review documents

Squatter buster Housing is probably the biggest issue affecting people the world over

The Senate Impeachment Court upheld Vice President Sara Duterte’s constitutional right against self-incrimination

Baste was ordered to bring Davao City government records involving GenCorp Industries Inc. and corporations operating Jollibee branches from 2020 to the present

The 11 contracts had a combined value of roughly P7 to P8 million and formed part of the P34.2 million bagged by Gencorp Industries Inc. from the LGU from 21 July 2022 to 23 June this year, overlapping with Duterte’s tenure as VP

Jerickson Sangalang, PNP-Firearms and Explosives Office (FEO) Office Records Division chief, gave the figures on the 30th day of Duterte’s impeachment trial as the House prosecution presented evidence related to allegations of unexplained wealth and inaccurate Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs)

Francisco focused on the constitutional requirement that an impeachable official could not be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of all members of the Senate

That ruling issued by Presiding Officer Chiz Escudero, set the threshold at two-thirds of all twenty-four members of the Senate

Plunder case thrusts Marcos cousin into a high-stakes test of Philippine justice

Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday appeared before the Taguig City Prosecutor’s Office to file a second perjury complaint against Ramil Madriaga

Lorna Kapunan may have been “ghosted” by Vice President Sara Duterte’s legal team after the two sides failed to agree on a schedule for comparing thousands of acknowledgment receipts linked to confidential funds

Tax returns, AMLC reports to test gap between Duterte SALN and bank transactions

Senate defers subpoena on Duterte bank records, sets crucial vote for July 20

Defense counsel Mark Vinluan made the characterization when Senator-judge Pia Cayetano asked all parties, including the prosecution’s witness, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc, how they interpreted grave threats

During the impeachment trial on Tuesday, defense panel member lawyer Mark Vinluan asked the prosecution’s witness, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc, whether he had heard of Operation Romanov—named after the Romanovs of Russia, a royal clan that reigned during the 17th Century until their execution in 1917 during the February Revolution

VP Sara Duterte impeachment trial sparks clash over limits of Supreme Court intervention

The case stemmed from PFAD's decision to terminate its investigation into Escudero and businessman Lawrence Lubiano, president of Centerways Construction and Development Inc., over a P30-million donation made during Escudero's 2022 senatorial campaign

The prosecution has asked the court to subpoena the tax documents

Vice President Sara Duterte's defense team on Wednesday sought to distance itself from a parallel legal offensive before the Supreme Court aimed at stopping her impeachment trial

High-security Senate trial deepens rift between rival political dynasties

Whatever one thinks of his defense, that the money was private, mishandled through "utang na loob," the optics are hard to ignore: The senator digging into a scandal implicating the highest levels of government is now the one facing prison

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

Most members of the minority bloc led by Senator Alan Cayetano failed to show up during the all-senators caucus convened on Friday to discuss preparations for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte scheduled to begin on 6 July

After the SONA, impeachment proceedings will be held every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday beginning at 2 p.m

But beneath the dramatic rhetoric lies a classic story of political horse-trading, strategic maneuvering, and raw institutional survival

Reports that Senator Chiz Escudero may preside over the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte drew strong opposition from a multisectoral group supportive of her ouster

On Tuesday, Estrada was slapped with a 90-day preventive suspension by the Sandiganbayan over the graft and plunder charges he is facing tied to alleged anomalous flood control projects

Villanueva’s power shift enabled the Gatchalian bloc to muster the constitutionally mandated 13-vote majority threshold to officially take over the Senate from Cayetano and allies

The faction led by Senator Alan Cayetano finally brought the chamber’s weeks-long leadership row before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the body to nullify the 3 June “rump session” that allowed Senator Win Gatchalian and allies to take over the Senate