The Senate had time to act on the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte but passed up the opportunity, House Assistant Majority Leader Jefferson Khonghun said Thursday. Khonghun said the Senate can still hold sessions on February 6 and 7 as provided under Concurrent Resolution No.
Independent Senate bets Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino vowed to be fair judges in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte should they be elected back to the Senate in the coming 2025 midterm elections.
As an impeachment court, the Senate cannot comment on the petition filed by Vice President Sara Duterte with the Supreme Court contesting her before impeachment trial. The Senate made its position known in a Manifestation Ad Cautelam or “in lieu of the required comment” filed yesterday with SC through legal counsel Maria Valentina Cruz.
The Senate on Thursday filed a manifestation before the Supreme Court requesting to be excused from commenting on Vice President Sara Duterte’s petition challenging the impeachment case against her as they will serve as an impeachment court.
The Senate yesterday asked the Supreme Court to excuse it from commenting on Vice President Sara Duterte’s petition against her impeachment since the
Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday called for stronger legislation and a united, multisectoral approach to ensure the protection of Filipino women from violence and abuse. In her message on International Women's Day and National Women's Month,
A directive from Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero to set up the administrative support group for the impeachment court that will try Vice President Sara Duterte has set the process in motion and the trial could be finished by the end of June,
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is not expected to take more than three months, Senate President Francis Escudero said on Tuesday, adding that the verdict on the articles of impeachment filed against the country’s second top official is more likely to be announced by October 2025.
If there’s a will, there’s a way.”This was the statement of Makabayan senatorial candidate Teddy Casiño on Sunday as he criticized the Senate for delaying the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
It would be a grave neglect of duty should concurrent senators fail to dwell on the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte before the chamber transition into 20th Congress. This was according to Deputy Minority Leader Sen.
Various religious groups and sectoral representatives launched the People's Impeachment Movement (PIM) on Tuesday morning to show the Senate that there is clamor for the upper chamber to convene into an impeachment court and immediately start the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.