The Taguig City Prosecutor’s Office dismissed Vice President Sara Duterte’s perjury complaint against her alleged former aide, Ramil Madriaga, citing insufficient evidence in a resolution released Thursday.
The Sandiganbayan ordered the transfer of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez from Cardinal Santos Medical Center to the New Quezon City Jail on Thursday, but the move remains pending the court’s ruling on his request for continued hospital detention.
The Senate impeachment court will reconsider the voting threshold needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, with legal experts set to weigh in on Sept. 16 before the prosecution and defense present arguments on the issue Sept. 23.
The Supreme Court has acquitted former first lady Imelda Marcos on seven counts of graft, ruling that prosecutors failed to prove her guilt beyond reasonable doubt because key testimony and documentary evidence did not meet evidentiary requirements.
Prosecutors will mark more than 1,800 documents, including bank and insurance records obtained through court-issued subpoenas, as they prepare to present the unexplained-wealth allegations against Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial, lead prosecutor Rep. Chel Diokno said Tuesday.
Former House Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez was arrested Monday at a San Juan City hospital after the Office of the Ombudsman charged him with plunder over allegations that he received at least P7.44 billion in kickbacks from government projects between 2022 and 2025.
A House of Representatives panel has approved a substitute bill that would ban children under 13 from using social media and restrict certain features for users aged 13 to 18 to protect minors from harmful online content.
Former House Speaker and Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez was hospitalized Monday after doctors reported that he suffered a “cardiovascular event” and what Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla described as a possible panic or anxiety attack.
Senator Panfilo Lacson’s team submitted at least 45 case studies on alleged anomalies in flood control projects in Taguig to the Office of the Ombudsman, citing official records that it said indicate irregularities in the projects.
Vice President Sara Duterte’s grave threats case before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court will not trigger double jeopardy protections in her impeachment trial before the Senate, impeachment spokesperson Reginald Tongol said Sunday.