National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc testified before the Senate impeachment court on Tuesday that Vice President Sara Duterte had both the intent and capability to carry out her assassination threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former Speaker Martin Romualdez.
The House prosecution panel will no longer present Office of the Vice President Chief of Staff and Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez as a witness in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, saying her testimony would be redundant.
The impeachment court is set to rule Wednesday on the House prosecution panel’s request to subpoena the bank and tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte, presiding officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero said Tuesday.
Malacañang on Monday rejected Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte’s claim that Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment was part of a three-year plan to block her from seeking the presidency in 2028.
Jeremy Lotoc testified Monday that Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez were assessed by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) as “serious, real and actual.”
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag has asked House prosecutors to schedule his testimony earlier in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial due to a conflict with an international law enforcement conference in Thailand.
House prosecutors, Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno and Mamamayang Liberal Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima said Saturday that the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte seeks to address the allegations against her and examine the impact of violent rhetoric by public officials.
Mamamayang Liberal Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima said Saturday that the prosecution’s next witness in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will strengthen the evidence and testimony related to the alleged grave threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
Senate Secretary Renato Bantug said Friday that Vice President Sara Duterte’s camp asked the Senate if it could bring its own equipment and hire its own caterer for its holding area during the impeachment trial, adding that the requests are part of the usual administrative and logistical arrangements for both parties.
The Supreme Court of the Philippines has dismissed a petition challenging the dismissal of a complaint against Francis Escudero over campaign donations he received during the 2022 senatorial elections.