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Even if Vice President Sara Duterte resigns, her impeachment trial will proceed. Prosecutors argue the Senate must still decide on perpetual disqualification, ensuring accountability and due process.Continue Reading
Senators allied with Ronald โBatoโ dela Rosa insist the ICC arrest warrant against him has no legal force in the Philippines. But international law, treaty obligations, and the ICCโs own confirmation of the warrant tell a different story. Hereโs why the arguments against the warrant do not hold up under closer legal scrutiny.Continue Reading
As Duterte impeachment nears, Sotto urges Senate neutrality, but early political signals cast doubt on true impartiality.Continue Reading
Senators order BFAR to share vessel monitoring data as LGUs, Oceana push to protect 15-km municipal waters from commercial fishing. (Image courtesy of Oceana) MANILA, Philippines โ Senators are pressing the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to explain why vessel monitoring data meant to curb illegal fishing remainsContinue Reading
The impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte has effectively hit a dead end after the Supreme Court (SC) upheld its ruling declaring the House of Representativesโ impeachment process unconstitutional. Hereโs what happened, why it matters, and what comes next. What did the Supreme Court decide? On Thursday, the Supreme CourtContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines โ Senate Minority Leader Vicente โTitoโ Sotto III has been elected Senate president, unseating Senator Francis โChizโ Escudero after barely a year at the helm. The coup, confirmed by a reliable source in the Senate, was fueled by political baggage that Escudero could not shake off: the impeachmentContinue Reading
It wasnโt so much a burial as it was a cryogenic freeze when the Senate voted to archive the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. The decision โ 19 in favor, 4 against, and 1 abstention โ came on the heels of the Supreme Courtโs ruling declaring the complaintContinue Reading
