Respect impeachment court’s order on Duterte trial, Escudero tells House

Charie Abarca - Reporter / @charieabarcaINQINQUIRER.net 06/12/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives must respect the impeachment court’s orders, following concerns raised by Speaker Martin Romualdez over the Senate’s move to return the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the…

Escudero: After debates, he takes oath to lead Sara Duterte trial

Dempsey Reyes, Marlon Ramos, Zacarian Sarao - @inquirerdotnet 06/10/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The attempt of two opposition senators on Monday to convene themselves into an impeachment court and carry out its constitutional mandate to start her trial at once has been torpedoed by administration senators, including…

Escudero: He takes oath as presiding officer of VP Sara Duterte trial

Charie Abarca - Reporter / @charieabarcaINQINQUIRER.net 06/10/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Francis Escudero, Senate president, has taken his oath as presiding officer of the impeachment court for the impending impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. This happened during the plenary session of the chamber…

Escudero asked by House member: Are you afraid of Sara Duterte?

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 06/03/2025

MANILA, Philippines — After the Senate rescheduled the presentation of articles of impeachment from June 2 to June 11, Akbayan party-list Rep. Percival Cendaña on Tuesday asked Senate President Francis Escudero if he is afraid of Vice…

Bato Dela Rosa to get Senate ‘courtesy’ if arrested, says Escudero

Dexter Cabalza, Tina G. Santos - @inquirerdotnet 03/18/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Monday that “institutional courtesy” would be accorded to Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa in the event that the International Criminal Court would issue a warrant for his…

Legarda leads senatorial race — Pulso survey

Inquirer.net 05/02/2022

Former senator and incumbent House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda is on top of the heap of 64-senatorial candidates again based on the results of another senatorial poll survey released recently. The non-commissioned Pulso ng Pilipino survey conducted…

Escudero to prioritize passage of Odette, pandemic bills if elected

Futch Anthony Inso 02/23/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Sorsogon Governor and Senatorial aspirant Francis Joseph “Chiz” Escudero visited Cebu on Wednesday morning, hoping to get support from Cebuano voters in the upcoming May 2022 elections. Escudero became a senator in 2007…

Chiz Escudero on Heart Evangelista, Jericho Rosales reuniting onscreen: ‘It’s up to her’

Dana Cruz - @inquirerdotnet 09/05/2021

Sorsogon governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero admitted he would be open to the possibility of his wife, actress Heart Evangelista, being paired with her ex-boyfriend actor Jericho Rosales in the future. Evangelista acknowledged that she and Escudero have…

National gov’t told to level up disaster response capabilities, be more empathic

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 11/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Sorsogon Governor Francis Escudero on Sunday urged the national government to “step up to the plate” on its disaster response capabilities after Typhoon Ulysses ravaged many parts of Luzon. “Sorry, but the National Government…

Gwen: Teban a rock star in Visayas, Mindanao, a true and loyal friend

Futch Anthony Inso 08/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia describes former Board Member and Talisay City Councilor Julian “Teban Escudero” Daan as a rock star in the field of entertainment, not only in the Visayas, but also in…

Escudero dares PDEA: Release ‘narco-list’ to the public

Inquirer.net 11/12/2018

Senator Francis Escudero has dared the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to release the so-called narco-list, or the list of government officials allegedly involved in illegal drugs. Escudero said this on Monday, as Department of the Interior…

Heart Evangelista-Escudero is pregnant

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/12/2018

ACTRESS Heart Evangelista-Escudero will soon be a mother. She shared the news about her pregnancy in an Instagram post last Saturday. The photo shows the 33-year-old actress holding a pair of infant clothes while she is being…

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