MANILA, Philippines — Prosecutors handling the crimes against humanity case against former President Rodrigo Duterte have handed over nearly 7,000 evidence items to his defense team during the first seven months of the year, significantly bolstering the…
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte is facing a criminal complaint before a Quezon City court over the alleged death threats she made against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former Speaker Martin…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) will assess the United States’ request to extradite alleged sex offender and sect leader Apollo Quiboloy, including how the proceedings abroad may affect the criminal cases he is facing…
MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida on Wednesday said he couldn’t confirm rumors of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s arrest for charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court (ICC), adding that such a development…
MANILA, Philippines— The Supreme Court junked consolidated petitions from Vice President Sara Duterte and and lawyer Israelito Torreon’s group, ruling the challenge moot since the Articles of Impeachment have already been forwarded to the Senate for trial.…
MANILA, Philippines — Former Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has yet to return to the government over ₱124 million in civil liabilities from his acquittal in a plunder case, despite being granted bail in his malversation case…
The required 16 votes to convict Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial could be lowered based on the number of senator-judges present during the proceedings, a constitutional law expert said on Saturday. Former Integrated Bar…
The 16-vote threshold required to convict Vice President Sara Duterte may be lowered based on actual attendance at her impeachment trial, a constitutional law expert said on Saturday. The expert argued that the voting pool should only…
The Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking to overturn the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) ruling clearing Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero of alleged election code violations over a P30-million campaign donation from a contractor. According to a notice…
MANILA, Philippines — Israelito Torreon and eight other lawyers allied with the Dutertes have questioned before the Supreme Court the authority of Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero to preside over the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.…
MANILA, Philippines — A trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has allowed the prosecution to freeze the undisclosed amount of money seized from former President Rodrigo Duterte when he was taken into the tribunal’s custody.…
MANILA, Philippines — Legal counsel for drug war victims renewed their appeal on Friday for court protection for affected families and communities, pointing out that the PNP policy that launched the deadly campaign a decade ago is…
