The Senate impeachment court may hold oral arguments before deciding whether Vice President Sara Duterte can be compelled to testify in her own impeachment trial.
The Senate impeachment court has scheduled 11 full-day hearings in October for Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial before shifting attention to budget deliberations.
The Senate impeachment court will consult legal experts before deciding whether to retain the 16-vote threshold for conviction in VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.
Lead prosecutor Gerville Luistro said Filipinos have the right to personally hear VP Sara Duterte answer the allegations raised in her impeachment trial.
“Kung sino pa ‘yung may matinong nagawa sa bayan, siya pa ang nasa loob.” This sentiment encapsulates how Duterte's followers perceive his legal troubles as a form of martyrdom, cementing his place within Philippine political culture's complex landscape.
“Itama ang Mali” — but whose mali are we correcting, and whose version of tama are we being asked to believe? When symbols of power wear black and speak of suffering, we must ask: are they mourning with us, or mourning the truth?