Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, reported a total of 29 real properties in their 2024 Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), with the bulk of holdings concentrated in Davao City. This latest filing, covering June 30, 2022, to December 31, 2024, was sourced from GMA Integrated News Research. … Read more
The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives announced on Monday that it is ready to endorse a fresh impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte as early as February 2026. This development follows the Supreme Court’s (SC) unanimous en banc ruling that the articles of impeachment previously filed against Duterte violated the 1987 Constitution’s … Read more
Several senators have expressed strong opposition to the Supreme Court’s recent decision declaring the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte unconstitutional. The ruling, which effectively halts the process initiated by the House of Representatives, has drawn backlash from opposition lawmakers who fear the move could undermine government accountability. Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros voiced deep … Read more
Vice President Sara Duterte has formally submitted an Answer Ad Cautelam in response to the impeachment complaint filed against her, arguing that the case should be dismissed for violating the one-year bar rule under the 1987 Constitution. House of Representatives Spokesperson Atty. Princess Abante confirmed that the chamber received a copy of Duterte’s legal response … Read more
Vice President Sara Duterte’s legal team has officially entered its appearance before the Senate, marking the first formal move from her camp in response to the ongoing impeachment proceedings. According to Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson Atty. Reginald Tongol, the legal representative of Vice President Duterte, filed their Appearance – Ad Cautelam at exactly 5:03 p.m. … Read more
Vice President Sara Duterte has weighed in on the growing discourse surrounding artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content, stating that there is no issue with sharing such material, as long as it is not monetized. Speaking at a press conference in Davao City on Monday, Duterte defended the use of AI-generated videos after her ally Senator Ronald … Read more
The Philippine Senate officially convened as an Impeachment Court on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, marking the historic start of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. The solemn proceeding commenced with senators taking their oaths as judges, donning traditional crimson robes, a symbol of their constitutional role in deciding the fate of the second-highest official of … Read more
In a significant development at the Philippine Senate, 11 senators have formally expressed their support for Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III’s motion to convene as an impeachment court. This came shortly after a temporary suspension of the plenary session, marking a critical step forward in addressing the impeachment proceedings set before the upper … Read more
Senator Robinhood “Robin” Padilla confirmed on Monday, June 9, 2025, that several of Vice President Sara Duterte’s allies in the Senate are independently drafting resolutions to block her impending impeachment, which is scheduled to move forward in the House of Representatives on June 11. Padilla has taken the lead by filing Senate Resolution No. 1371, … Read more
More than 100 faculty members of the University of the Philippines College of Law (UP Law), one of the country’s premier institutions for legal education, have issued a compelling open letter urging the Senate to proceed with the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. The letter, signed by 120 professors and lecturers, argues that … Read more