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Sara Duterte trial: Prosecution gets more viable conviction path after threshold ruling

There are no premature celebrations though for the prosecution, which believes securing a guilty verdict against the Vice President remains a challenging task

https://justpaste.in/news/sara-duterte-trial-prosecution-gets-more-viable-conviction-path-threshold-ruling/

#ChelDiokno #ChizEscudero #HouseofRepresentatives #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment

Senate court junks Cayetano bid to stop conviction threshold voting

(1st UPDATE) Voting 13-6-1, the Senate impeachment court rejects the point of order raised by Senator-judge Alan Peter Cayetano. The rejection means the court may proceed to act on the threshold issue.

https://justpaste.in/news/senate-court-junks-alan-cayetano-bid-stop-conviction-threshold-voting/

#AlanPeterCayetano #Court #impeachment #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment

Sara Duterte trial: Defense stands firm on 16-vote conviction threshold

Defense lawyer Michael Poa says the ‘language of the Constitution is clear’ on the basis for the voting threshold in impeachment cases

https://justpaste.in/news/sara-duterte-trial-defense-stands-firm-vote-conviction-threshold/

#MichaelWesleyPoa #PhilippineConstitution #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #NationalNews

Sara Duterte trial: Prosecution argues senators unable to participate should not vote

Public prosecutor Chel Diokno says that by lowering the denominator in calculating the conviction threshold, both the prosecution and the defense will be impacted

https://justpaste.in/news/sara-duterte-trial-prosecution-argues-senators-unable-participate-should-not-vote/

#ChelDiokno #HouseofRepresentatives #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #SenateofthePhilippines

Baste Duterte’s ‘confession’ on Gencorp a ‘smoking gun’? | The wRap

Today’s headlines: Baste Duterte, Sara Duterte, School safety

https://justpaste.in/news/september-22-2026/

#DICT #donaldtrump #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #Schoolviolence

If Sara Duterte co-owns Gencorp, why is her name not in SEC docs?

Could Duterte have made an ‘honest mistake’ in her sworn SALN? The prosecution team refuses to believe that’s what happened.

https://justpaste.in/news/why-sara-duterte-name-absent-sec-records-gencorp/

#SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #SecuritiesandExchangeCommissionSEC #SenateofthePhilippines #EditorsPick

Senate court expects Baste Duterte’s appearance in impeachment trial

Under the subpoena, the Davao City mayor is directed to appear before the impeachment court from September 28 to 30

https://justpaste.in/news/senate-court-expects-baste-duterte-appearance-impeachment-trial-september-2026/

#BasteDuterte #DavaoCity #SALNs #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment

After Rappler report, more Gencorp contracts with Davao City Hall confirmed

PhilGEPS and Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte separately confirm that Gencorp’s contracts with Davao City Hall are worth more than twice the amount previously reported

https://justpaste.in/news/more-gencorp-contracts-davao-city-hall-confirmed-impeachment-trial-september-22-2026/

#BasteDuterte #DavaoCity #HouseofRepresentatives #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment

Jollibee enters the menu as impeach court scrutinizes Sara Duterte businesses

‘Bida ang sarap, bida ang ebidensya,’ prosecutor Terry Ridon quips

https://justpaste.in/news/sara-duterte-jollibee-connection-impeachment-court-examines-businesses/

#BasteDuterte #DavaoCity #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #SecuritiesandExchangeCommissionSEC

FACT CHECK: Gerville Luistro did not say she’s ready to replace Sara Duterte as VP

Luistro herself debunked the supposed quote card, calling it ‘fake news’

https://justpaste.in/news/gerville-luistro-replace-sara-duterte-vp-fake-quote/

#Factchecksonpublicofficials #GervilleReyesLuistro #HouseofRepresentatives #SaraDuterteimpeachment #FactCheck

Baste Duterte ‘confession’ on Gencorp deals could be ‘smoking gun’ – prosecution

Prosecutor Lorna Kapunan says the Davao City mayor’s confirmation of his local government’s deals with Gencorp ‘was not only an admission,’ but a ‘confession’

https://justpaste.in/news/prosecution-response-baste-duterte-statement-gencorp-deals-davao-city-government/

#BasteDuterte #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #SenateofthePhilippines #NationalNews

Firms’ zero dividends ‘mismatch’ with Sara Duterte net worth | The wRap

Today’s headlines: Sara Duterte, Loren Legarda, Jackson Wang

https://justpaste.in/news/september-21-2026/

#InternationalCriminalCourt #LorenLegarda #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #singers

Who is Jaime T. Cruz, Sara Duterte’s business partner? 

Aside from connection to Sara Duterte through business, Jaime T. Cruz is also connected to former president Rodrigo Duterte

https://justpaste.in/news/things-to-know-jaime-tan-cruz-sara-duterte-business-partner/

#SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #Corporate #EditorsPick #NationalNews

Why Sara Duterte skips questions related to her impeachment

‘Masyado nang maraming problema ang mga abogado ko ayaw ko nang dagdagan ‘yong kanilang problema with the contempt,’ the Vice President says

https://justpaste.in/news/why-sara-duterte-skips-questions-impeachment-trial/

#HouseofRepresentatives #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #SenateofthePhilippines #InsideTrack

FACT CHECK: Tito Sotto quote calling for VP Sara’s conviction without evidence is fake

A similar false claim about Sotto supposedly calling for the rules to be bypassed to promptly convict Duterte surfaced in August

https://justpaste.in/news/tito-sotto-calling-sara-duterte-conviction-without-evidence-false-quote/

#DuterteFactChecks #Factchecksonpublicofficials #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #TitoSotto

Prosecution: Sara Duterte firms’ zero dividends a ‘mismatch’ from her net worth

(1st UPDATE) ‘Why is her worth so high if she is not receiving anything from these companies, or if these companies are incurring losses?’ prosecution spokesman Zia Adiong says

https://justpaste.in/news/prosecution-flags-sara-duterte-firms-zero-dividends-mismatch-net-worth/

#RodrigoDuterte #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #SecuritiesandExchangeCommissionSEC #NationalNews

[OPINION] A reset the Senate impeachment court needed

The ex-justices’ insights on the voting threshold re-centers the conversation on constitutional purpose and design, rather than procedural games

https://justpaste.in/news/opinion-reset-senate-impeachment-court-needed/

#SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #SenateofthePhilippines #EditorsPick #ThoughtLeaders

[OPINION] What does ‘two-thirds of all members’ mean? What a difference 2 words make!

(1st UPDATE) In the end, the controversy could simply be explained and put to rest as ‘scrivener’s error’

https://justpaste.in/news/opinion-two-thirds-constitution-meaning-impeachment-court/

#impeachment #PhilippineConstitution #SaraDuterteimpeachment #ThoughtLeaders #Voices

16 votes or lower? Senators to hold caucus on Duterte impeachment voting threshold

With 20 active senators, 11 votes — a simple majority — are needed to overturn the 16-vote threshold required to convict Vice President Sara Duterte

https://justpaste.in/news/senator-judges-caucus-sara-duterte-impeachment-voting-threshold/

#impeachment #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #SenateofthePhilippines #EditorsPick

[Just Saying] Phantom judges in the impeachment court

Constitutional provisions must never be fragmented and parsed into isolated words and phrases, each assigned a standalone meaning detached from the whole

https://justpaste.in/news/opinion-phantom-judges-impeachment-court/

#CongressofthePhilippines #impeachment #PhilippineConstitution #SaraDuterteimpeachment #SenateofthePhilippines

The week in photos: September 12-18, 2026

A recap of news, sports, lifestyle, entertainment, and human interest images from the Philippines and around the globe

https://justpaste.in/news/the-week-in-photos-september-12-18-2026/

#2026BARMMparliamentaryelections #DuterteattheICC #Photojournalism #RodrigoDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment

FACT CHECK: Poa remains VP Sara’s counsel, defense spokesperson in impeachment trial

Lawyer Michael Poa serves as Duterte’s legal counsel and defense team spokesperson in her impeachment trial. He stepped down as the Office of the Vice President’s spokesperson in 2024.

https://justpaste.in/news/michael-poa-remains-sara-counsel-spokesperson-impeachment/

#MichaelWesleyPoa #OfficeoftheVicePresident #SaraDuterteimpeachment #FactCheck #Newsbreak

The week in photos: September 19-25, 2026

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The week in photos: September 19-25, 2026

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The week in photos: September 19-25, 2026

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/world/global-affairs/the-week-in-photos-september-19-25-2026/

Can impeachment court decisions be appealed to SC?

Former associate justice Azcuna says the Supreme Court may reverse the Senate’s ruling on the conviction threshold, but retired chief justice Panganiban says the High Court should not intervene

https://justpaste.in/news/can-impeachment-court-decisions-be-appealed-sc/

#Court #HouseofRepresentatives #impeachment #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment

16 or lower? Ex-SC justices guide impeachment court on conviction threshold issue

The amici curiae give solicited advice to the impeachment court on the crucial issue

https://justpaste.in/news/former-supreme-court-justices-opinion-conviction-threshold-issue-sara-duterte-impeachment/

#PhilippineConstitution #SaraDuterteimpeachment #SenateofthePhilippines #EditorsPick #NationalNews

Will Four-Way Test help Pia Cayetano feel less pressured as senator-judge?

An emotional Senator-judge Pia Cayetano tells the impeachment court’s amici curiae — retired Supreme Court justices — that she ‘genuinely didn’t know what to do’ as her fellow minority senators were being slapped with cases left and right

https://justpaste.in/news/pia-cayetano-pressure-senator-judge-sara-duterte-impeachment-trial/

#PiaCayetano #SaraDuterteimpeachment #InsideTrack #Newsbreak #caye…

FACT CHECK: No official police mugshot of VP Sara; photos are AI-generated

No official police mugshot of Duterte was taken; multiple outlets confirm she submitted her own photos to the court

https://justpaste.in/news/ai-generated-mugshot-sara-duterte/

#DuterteFactChecks #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #FactCheck #Newsbreak

‘Amici curiae’: Where do invited ex-justices stand on conviction threshold debate?

Their past statements offer a glimpse into how they will guide the impeachment court

https://justpaste.in/news/retired-supreme-court-justices-conviction-threshold-amici-curiae-sara-duterte-trial/

#SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #SenateofthePhilippines #EditorsPick #Explainers