The Senate impeachment court approved on Tuesday, Oct. 13, the House prosecutors’ withdrawal of three of four articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte, keeping only the charge of unexplained and undeclared wealth against her for trial. Presiding officer Sen. Francis Escudero said the court “accepts and confirms” the prosecution’s manifestation to drop Article...
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Unanimous vote for articles of impeachment vs VP Duterte
The impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte is one step away from being tried in the Senate, with the House justice committee unanimously approving on Monday the committee report finding probable cause to impeach her. It took almost two hours before 55 members of the committee voted unanimously for the amended committee report and...
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House justice committee votes to summon Vice President’s documents
The House of Representatives’ committee on justice voted on Wednesday to summon witnesses and documents it deemed necessary to determine “probable cause” to bring Vice President Sara Duterte to trial at the Senate impeachment court. Among the documents are the findings of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in its probe into Duterte’s threat in...