Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Location

Year-end SALN rule shapes VP Sara wealth test

Manila, Sept. 14 -- Whether money remained in Vice President Sara Duterte's bank accounts by Dec. 31 emerged Monday as a key issue in her unexplained wealth case, as a former Sandiganbayan chief drew ... Read More


Issue on conviction vote threshold may require 2 Senate court votes

Manila, Sept. 14 -- The Senate impeachment court may have to vote twice to settle the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, even if senator-judges first overturn presiding off... Read More


VP Sara's wealth trial may follow Estrada, Corona disclosure path

Manila, Sept. 14 -- The Senate impeachment court is expected to handle the disclosure of Vice President Sara Duterte's financial information along the path taken during the impeachment trials of forme... Read More


Senators welcome BIR removal of VAT on system loss

Manila, Sept. 14 -- Senators on Monday welcomed the Bureau of Internal Revenue's (BIR) removal of value-added tax (VAT) on electricity system loss charges, describing the government move as a relief f... Read More


Ratification of ASEAN extradition treaty gets Senate nod; 4 bills OK'd

Manila, Sept. 14 -- The Senate on Monday concurred in the ratification of the ASEAN Treaty on Extradition and approved on third and final reading four measures covering child nutrition, tourist safety... Read More


San Beda law dean's paper joins Senate threshold review

Manila, Sept. 14 -- The Senate impeachment court has widened its legal review of the disputed conviction threshold in Vice President Sara Duterte's trial, agreeing to consider a position paper from Sa... Read More


VP Sara trial to shift from legal theory to SALN, corporate records

Manila, Sept. 14 -- The Senate impeachment court will shift Tuesday from defining the legal boundaries of unexplained wealth to examining the actual asset declarations and corporate records tied to Vi... Read More


Pangilinan: Legal opinions needed with only 5 lawyer-senators

Manila, Sept. 14 -- The Senate impeachment court's unusual composition -- only five of 24 senator-judges are lawyers -- strengthens the need to hear legal experts instead of treating the chamber like ... Read More


No time limit to pursue, recover ill-gotten wealth - Cabotaje-Tang

Manila, Sept. 14 -- The State's right to recover unlawfully acquired wealth from public officials does not expire even if the assets were accumulated years earlier, a former Sandiganbayan chief told t... Read More


Cabotaje-Tang: President, VP must divest even passive stockholdings

Manila, Sept. 14 -- Mere ownership of company shares may already fall within the constitutional prohibition against a President or Vice President participating in business, a former Sandiganbayan chie... Read More