SC junks 2025 impeachment-related contempt case vs Tito Sotto
(1st UPDATE) ‘Democracy is founded on respect. With this decision, we double down not only on freedom of expression but on full respect for the respondent,’ the High Court says
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3 ex-SC justices tell impeachment court: Conviction threshold not fixed at 16
(2nd UPDATE) A lower threshold for the number of senators the prosecution must persuade would increase the chances of Sara Duterte being removed from office
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[Rappler’s Best] Houston, we’ve had a problem here
It’s not as if Sonny Trillanes was pulling things from thin air. And it’s not as if anyone could derail him from his single resolve — rightly or wrongly — to expose and bring down the Dutertes.
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Court rejects house arrest plea of DPWH exec charged with Zaldy Co
Former DPWH official Juliet Calvo, who faces charges over a P289.5-million dike project, will be returned to jail even after suffering a stroke
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Should Sara Duterte be admonished for barbed remarks outside impeachment court?
After being admonished by the impeachment court, prosecutor Jay Tolosa asks senator-judges to look at Vice President Sara Duterte too: Why is she getting away with her own biting comments?
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NGCP ends years-long fight over regulatory fees with ERC
The regulator did not disclose the total amount covered under its compromise agreement with the grid operator, how much of the fees had already been collected, and how much is left to collect
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NCAP returns in 5 Metro Manila cities
Aside from major roads in Metro Manila, NCAP now expands to these five cities
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Can impeachment court decisions be appealed to SC?
Former associate justice Azcuna says the Supreme Court may reverse the Senate’s ruling on the conviction threshold, but retired chief justice Panganiban says the High Court should not intervene
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Senate court junks Cayetano bid to stop conviction threshold voting
(1st UPDATE) Voting 13-6-1, the Senate impeachment court rejects the point of order raised by Senator-judge Alan Peter Cayetano. The rejection means the court may proceed to act on the threshold issue.
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ICC convicts Central African militia leader of crimes against humanity
ICC judge says Mahamat Said Abdel Kani and others oversaw beatings and torture of prisoners as part of a plan to target perceived Bozize supporters in the Central African Republic
