House faces Senate ‘contempt’ if impeachment order ignored

LIST: Allegedly fictitious names in Sara Duterte's confidential fund receipts

On February 5, the House of Representatives impeached Vice President Sara Duterte after 215 lawmakers signed complaint. Duterte’s impeachment articles cited her alleged misuse of P612.5 million in confidential funds, with acknowledgment receipts bearing suspicious names. These names are alleged to be fictitious because they appear to reference food brands, celebrities, and politicians, among others. Here’s a partial breakdown of the names mentio…

Gutierrez lauds House for swift response to Senate’s remand order

“Swift, reasonable, and dignified.”This was how former Office of the Vice President (OVP) spokesman Barry Gutierrez described the House of Representative’s response to the Senate’s remanding of the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte.**media[19403]**In a statement, Gutierrez lauded the lower chamber for adopting House Resolution No. 2346, which reaffirmed that the impeachment complaint strictly complied with all constitutio…

Marcos open to facilitate Senate-House talks but not on impeach proceedings

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is open to facilitating a dialogue between the Senate and the House of Representatives to resolve internal disagreements, but will not intervene in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte, Malacañang said. This, after the Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa) raised "grave constitutional questions" on the Senate's move to return the articles of impeachment to …

House faces Senate ‘contempt’ if impeachment order ignored

The Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, may be compelled to invoke its contempt powers should the House of Representatives refuse to comply with its order that momentarily put on hold the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, the court’s newly designated spokesperson said on Friday. Lawyer Reginald Tongol said that Rule VII of […]...Keep on reading: House faces Senate ‘contempt’ if impeachment order ignored

Ortega says House must comply with order of impeachment court

House Deputy Majority Leader Rep. Francisco Paolo Ortega of La Union said the House should comply with the order of the Senate impeachment court, but not just yet, as the 20th Congress still does not exist.

MBC urges Senate to proceed with Sara impeachment trial