The House prosecution panel on Wednesday rested its case on the first article of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte after National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag completed two days of testimony before the Senate impeachment court.
In a post on X, Lacson said his team had identified at least two case studies involving slope protection and drainage projects worth more than P100 million each.
Sen. Rodante Marcoleta and co-accused Joseph Espiritu pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to plunder and charges of violating a presidential decree that bars government officials from receiving, and private individuals from giving, gifts.
Matibag said the NBI believes Duterte announced a plan to kill Marcos, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former Speaker Martin Romualdez during her public statements.
The ruling covers the financial records of Duterte, her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, 19 companies allegedly linked to the couple, and Carpio’s law partnership.
Senator Ping Lacson said Lino Cayetano, the younger brother of Alan Peter Cayetano and a former Taguig mayor and representative, relayed through an intermediary that he wanted to assist in an investigation into alleged irregularities in the city.
Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Sunday said he is gathering information and evidence against Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano after their public exchange over wealth, budget allocations and alleged corruption intensified.
House prosecutors on Sunday said they are confident the Senate impeachment court will approve their request to subpoena Vice President Sara Duterte’s financial records when it votes on the motion Monday, arguing the documents are necessary to determine allegations of unexplained wealth in her impeachment trial.
In a Viber message to reporters, Castro said Malacañang would counter Cayetano’s statements regarding the proposed cash assistance.
Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo on Saturday denied social media claims that she had been absent from her office and secretly traveling to Manila, calling the post “fake news” and detailing her schedule to refute the allegations.