Impeachment initiated: Raps vs Philippines VP Sara Duterte sent to House justice panel
During the plenary session on Monday, the four impeachment complaints were officially included in the Order of Business.
Gabriel Pabico Lalu
Impeachment complaints vs Philippine President Marcos sent to justice panel, triggers one-year ban
Under the 1987 Constitution, impeachment proceedings cannot be initiated “against the same official more than once within a period of one year.”
Philippine House Speaker Romualdez formally steps down
According to Romualdez, the longer he stays in position, the heavier is the burden for the House to regain the people’s trust.
Philippine lower house appeals supreme court ruling on VP Sara Duterte impeachment case
In a statement, House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez confirmed that the House, through the Office of the Solicitor General, had filed the motion seeking to reverse the SC…
16 lawyers defending Sara Duterte in impeachment trial
Senate impeachment court spokesperson Reginald Tongol shared copies of the document indicating the formal entry of Duterte’s lawyers, which was submitted to the Senate…
Philippine congress approves P200 minimum wage hike on final reading
The House of Representatives’ version of a legislated wage hike bill, which increases minimum wage earners’ salaries by P200 per day, has been approved on third and final…
Senators’ ‘surnames,’ bakeshop name spotted in Philippine VP office secret fund receipts
Aside from the confidential fund issue, among the articles of impeachment was Ms. Duterte’s assassination threats to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta…
Survey: Filipinos mostly relied on TV in picking candidates in latest polls
Apart from TV and the internet, the poll said respondents also considered other sources that helped them the most in deciding, such as family, friends, billboards, ads, sample…
House impeaches Philippine VP Sara Duterte, fast-tracking transmittal to Senate
A total of 215 lawmakers have endorsed the fourth impeachment complaint.
Senate quad comm seeks crimes against humanity raps vs ex-Philippine president Duterte, allies
Several of Mr. Duterte’s relatives and allies were also subject to the quad committee’s investigation into the illicit drug trade, extrajudicial killings, and illegal…