The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division postponed the arraignment of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and former Public Works secretary Manuel Bonoan in their graft and plunder cases to July 28 after state prosecutors sought to amend the case information to remove Bonoan as an accused, a source said Tuesday.
The Senate impeachment court approved the proposed 92 trial days for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial and allowed the prosecution and defense to present 17 common witnesses, according to a pretrial order issued Monday.
House prosecutors in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Sunday asked the Senate Impeachment Court to allow them to fully present their evidence during the proceedings, saying the public must understand the basis of the charges against the vice president before the trial begins on July 6.
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday renewed his call to ban children aged 16 and below from using social media, saying Congress should prioritize stronger safeguards against harmful online content following the June 22 school shooting in Tacloban City and other recent cases of violence involving minors.
The Senate committee on social justice, welfare and rural development will review the age of criminal liability and the implementation of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act following three fatal incidents involving minors, committee chair Sen. Erwin Tulfo said on Sunday.
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has suspended the medical license of physician and former government official Lorraine Badoy-Partosa for six months after finding that she violated the medical code of ethics through unsupported public statements in 2021 that linked healthcare workers to communist groups.
The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) recommended hazing charges against former Ateneo de Manila University men’s basketball coach Thomas Anthony “Tab” Baldwin and 10 members of the team’s coaching and support staff following the drowning deaths of two players during a team-building and training activity in Dipaculao, Aurora, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla announced Friday.
The prosecution panel in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial listed 57 witnesses in its pretrial brief, including Office of the Vice President (OVP) chief of staff Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez and alleged confidential fund recipient Mary Grace Piattos, to support the charges against the vice president.
Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday filed another cyber libel complaint before the Department of Justice against 18 self-proclaimed former Marines, as well as Alan Peter Cayetano and Rodante Marcoleta, over allegations that he paid millions of pesos to bribe prosecutors of the International Criminal Court.
Lawyer Jay Tolosa, a member and spokesperson of the private prosecution team, addressed the issue during an online interview after defense spokesperson Michael Poa claimed that public prosecutors and House lawmakers assigned to the impeachment proceedings were not consistently attending the pretrial conference.