Fifteen representatives from banking and insurance companies were ready to testify as House prosecutors pursued financial records in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.
Witnesses in the impeachment trial do not automatically receive immunity, but complying with a lawful subpoena may provide a defense against later criminal liability.
Comelec proclaimed five of nine winning parliamentary district representative candidates in Lanao del Sur following the Sept. 14 Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections.
Malacañang said former House Speaker Martin Romualdez should be treated according to established legal procedures following his transfer to the Quezon City Jail.
Senator-judge Panfilo Lacson said the views of four former Supreme Court justices could be crucial to constitutional questions in VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.
Voter turnout exceeded 80 percent in the inaugural BARMM parliamentary elections, surpassing the Commission on Elections’ earlier projection for the historic polls.
PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. commended police personnel and stakeholders for their contributions to security during the first BARMM parliamentary elections.
The PNP is investigating seven suspected election-related incidents reported during the first BARMM parliamentary elections, which left three people dead and 15 injured.