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PBBM on impeachment, legacy, WPS

June 22, 2025, 12:00 AM

‘I choose not to interfere in VP trial’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he is focused on attending to the needs of the country and...

Marcos says impeachment is Congress’ job: ‘I’m focused on transport, rice’

June 21, 2025, 2:59 PM

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. distanced himself from the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, saying the process belongs entirely to the House...

Word ‘remand’ not in the Constitution—Ping Lacson

June 19, 2025, 1:02 PM

Senator-elect Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson raised concerns about the interpretation of Article XI, Sec. 3 of the 1987 Constitution, which does not include the word...

Palace to Senate: Impeach trial delay impacts economy

June 19, 2025, 12:30 AM

Malacañang called on the Senate to consider the potential impact of delays in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on the Philippine...

House refusal to accept remand to delay impeach trial – Tongol

June 18, 2025, 12:40 AM

The House of Representatives’ refusal to accept the document indicating the formal entry of Vice President Sara Duterte’s lawyers may delay the impeachment proceedings,...

House, Senate hire spokespersons for impeachment issues

June 17, 2025, 2:28 PM

Both the Senate and the House of Representatives hired their own respective spokespersons recently to engage media and the general public in discussions related...

VP Sara bucks inhibition move, no senators would be left to judge

June 17, 2025, 12:55 AM

Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday said there will be no senator-judges left if the senators who are for or against her impeachment would...

The game plan of the Senate

June 17, 2025, 12:05 AM

“It is apparent to me, the ones that will sit down as judges will be composed mostly of anti-administration senators” As THE Senate is delaying...

Senate impeachment court receives lawyers list for VP Sara

June 16, 2025, 7:46 PM

The Senate impeachment court on Monday received the formal list of lawyers set to appear in its proceedings for Vice President Sara Duterte. According to...

Risa denies she and other colleagues quit Senate

June 16, 2025, 12:30 AM

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday firmly denied online rumors that she had resigned, rejecting as false news the viral social media claims alleging that...

Illusions of impartiality

June 16, 2025, 12:10 AM

We saw last week some groundbreaking activity in the Senate, where the senators, newly sworn in as supposedly-impartial senator-judges, sent the impeachment complaint against...

BI personnel to cooperate in Senate inquiry

June 15, 2025, 10:30 PM

Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado has directed his concerned subordinates to fully cooperate in the Senate investigation into the alleged irregularities...