Sara Duterte, Impeachment and Senate

House leaders say VP Sara Duterte ducking accountability again
It appears that Vice President Sara Duterte is scared of an impeachment trial because allegations against her are true and can be substantiated, different House of Representatives leaders said on Wednesday.
Impeachment trial vs VP Sara Duterte can start by March: Senate Minority leader
Senate Minority leader Aquilino Pimentel III believes the Senate can start acting on the impeachment proceeding against Vice President Sara Duterte as early as March.
Pimentel wants all senators' caucus to discuss Sara Duterte impeachment
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said Thursday he will ask Senate President Francis Escudero to call for a caucus or a meeting among senators to discuss the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
Why Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte Faces Impeachment Trial
The Marcos and Duterte families dominate politics in the Philippines, and elections in the country can be as much a battle of personalities and factional interests as of policy.
Makabayan solons slam Sara Duterte’s bid to stop impeachment
Lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc have called out Vice President Sara Duterte again for filing a petition seeking to stop the impeachment trial against her, as it runs
Sara Duterte asks Supreme Court to block her impeachment trial
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte has filed a petition with the Supreme Court (SC) asking the High Court to block her impeachment trial.
Philippines' VP Duterte challenges impeachment before Supreme Court
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has asked the Supreme Court to nullify an impeachment complaint against her, making her first legal move to fight the case that could lead to her removal and lead to a lifetime ban from public office.
VP Sara Duterte files SC petition challenging House impeachment
Vice President Sara Duterte has filed a petition with the Supreme Court challenging the validity and constitutionality of the 4th impeachment complaint against her.
Escudero: Why rush us to convene for Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial?
Senate President Chiz Escudero maintains the no impeachment trial will happen while Congress is on break MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero has shot back at critics, asking why the Senate is being pressured to speed up the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte while Congress is on recess,
Rodrigo Duterte among VP Sara’s Lawyers in Petition To Block Impeachment Trial
RODRIGO DUTERTE - The former President is one of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte's lawyers in her petition seeking to block the impeachment trial.
How will Philippine VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial be held?
The Philippines’ lower house has impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, the daughter of the country’s firebrand former president, setting the stage for a rare, high-profile trial in the Senate. Here are details on the trial,
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'What clamor?': Senate won't bow to pressure over Sara Duterte impeachment, says Escudero
The Senate will remain steadfast amid external pressures surrounding the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
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Sara’s argument: House impeachment invalid for violating ‘one-year bar’ rule
VP Sara Duterte says the House deliberately delayed deliberations on the first set of complaints filed to give lawmakers more time to gather signatures, and to circumvent a crucial constitutional rule ...
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Marcos bets seek votes in Duterte bailiwick
The senatorial slate backed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. kicked off its Mindanao campaign here on Saturday in a bid to ...
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Koko insists: Senate can start Sara Duterte's trial by March
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel argued that the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte could potentially begin as early as March, without requiring President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ...
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House team gets offers of help for Sara’s trial
Some private lawyers have sent feelers to the House prosecution team offering to lend legal support for the lawmakers in the ...
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Duterte ‘kill’ joke amuses rally crowd, riles critics
Ex- President Duterte’s remark that 15 senators should be “killed” to make room in the Senate for his party’s candidates was ...
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NBI chief: Duterte's kill remark vs senators not the same as Sara's threats
National Bureau of Investigation Director Jaime Santiago dismissed former President Rodrigo Duterte's recent "threat" to kill senators as political rhetoric.
PDP party bet: No two-thirds Senate vote to convict VP Sara Duterte if slate wins
MANILA: The two-thirds vote needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial will not be attainable if ...