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House summons Ombudsman Remulla to submit Duterte SALN

Lance Mejico — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:46:20 +0000

Metro Manila, Philippines – The House justice committee has ordered Ombudsman Boying Remulla to appear at its next hearing on the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte to submit records of her statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN). Panel chairperson Jinky Luistro issued a subpoena to Remulla dated March 31, asking him

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Duterte allies want SC to stop House impeach raps

Lance Mejico — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:51:51 +0000

Metro Manila, Philippines – A group of lawyers allied with Vice President Sara Duterte turned to the Supreme Court on Friday, March 27, to stop the impeachment proceedings of the House of Representatives. Led by Israelito Torreon, the group filed a petition for review and prohibition seeking a temporary restraining order and writ of preliminary

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Duterte camp rejects claim that Teves behind ‘threats’ vs Madriaga

Lance Mejico — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:13:14 +0000

Metro Manila, Philippines – The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday, March 27, dismissed claims of self-confessed bagman Ramil Madriaga that designated terrorist and former lawmaker Arnie Teves was behind the supposed threats to his life. In a statement, Paolo Panelo, Duterte’s legal counsel, called Madriaga’s claim “comical” and an “obvious falsehood.” Teves’

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House to summon Madriaga, seeks Duterte SALN in impeachment hearing

Lance Mejico — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:14:49 +0000

Metro Manila, Philippines – The House of Representatives will summon the self-confessed bagman of Vice President Sara Duterte and will issue a subpoena on a number of documents including her statements of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN), in relation to the two complaints seeking to oust her from office. During the first formal hearing

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House to begin ‘mini trial’ of Duterte impeachment on March 25

Lance Mejico — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 05:56:21 +0000

Metro Manila, Philippines – The formal hearing of the House of Representatives on the impeachment suits against Vice President Sara Duterte, dubbed by the justice panel chairperson as a “mini trial,” will begin on March 25, after the committee declared the complaints sufficient in grounds. On Wednesday, March 18, panel members declared that there was

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House authorizes justice panel to hold impeachment hearings during break

Lance Mejico — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 02:21:53 +0000

Metro Manila, Philippines – The House of Representatives has authorized the justice committee to conduct impeachment proceedings during the congressional break from March 21 to May 3, in light of the complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte. The chamber approved House Resolution 892 introduced by House Speaker Bojie Dy, Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, and Minority

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Complainants waive response to Duterte impeachment reply, call it a non-answer

Lance Mejico — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:40:24 +0000

Metro Manila, Philippines – Complainants of one of the impeachment suits against Vice President Sara Duterte said they will not respond to the formal reply she submitted to the House justice committee, calling it a non-answer. Amando Ligutan, counsel of the petitioners composed of clergy and lawyers, said his clients submitted their manifestation of waiver

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Duterte accuses House justice panel of ‘double standards’ in impeachment reply

Lance Mejico — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:20:45 +0000

Metro Manila, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte has filed her reply to the House justice committee on the two complaints seeking to oust her from office, insisting that the panel committed “double standards” in weighing the impeachment suits against her and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. In her consolidated answer ad cautelam filed on Monday,

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Solons ask House panel to take custody of Madriaga

Lance Mejico — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:01:03 +0000

Metro Manila, Philippines – A lawmaker asked the House justice committee to take custody of Ramil Madriaga, the alleged bagman of Vice President Sara Duterte, while another flagged a possible conflict of interest on the defense team. In a letter dated March 5 released to the media on Thursday, March 12, Akbayan Rep. Chel Diokno

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Duterte given 10 days to respond to ouster complaints

Lance Mejico — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:11:05 +0000

Metro Manila, Philippines – The House justice committee has served notice to Vice President Sara Duterte to respond to impeachment complaints. The notice was addressed to Duterte and delivered to the Office of the Vice President headquarters in Mandaluyong City on Thursday, March 5. In a statement, Michael Poa, the vice president’s legal counsel, acknowledged

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