MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 16 May 2026) — Malaybalay Bishop Noel Pedregosa called for a “healthy and democratic” impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte, urging public officials to uphold honesty, accountability, and transparency in governance. “I ask with all
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 May 2026) — The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Tuesday appealed to members of the Senate to “not delay the trial” of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte by convening the Senate as
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 May 2026) — The House of Representatives on Tuesday elected an 11-member team to serve as prosecutors for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte before the Senate. They were selected a day after
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 May 2026) — A few days before the House of Representatives will convene on May 11 to tackle and vote on the House Committee on Justice’s report and resolution setting forth the Articles of Impeachment,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 April) — Members of the House Committee on Justice, in a unanimous vote on Wednesday, found probable cause in the two impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte. Voting 53-0 in favor of finding probable
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 April) — The House Committee on Justice declined on Wednesday to open the sealed box from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) that contained the records of the income tax returns (ITRs) of Vice President
Duterte’s Plan B is underway, given that Plan A, VP Sara, is now sliding into Plan I – impeachment, and TROs. Might as well go to Plan B, as in B as in Baste. Baste Duterte, who is the now-you-see-now-you-don’t
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 April) — Vice President Sara Duterte said she never requested special consideration for her grades while a student at San Sebastian College-Recoletos (SSC-R) College of Law, contradicting claims made by Ramil Madriaga, a key witness
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 April) — Davao-based artist Tanya Gaisano Lee has disputed claims made during a hearing Tuesday of the House Committee on Justice on the impeachment complaints filed against Vice President Sara Duterte, clarifying that she personally gifted
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 April) — Despite Vice President Sara Duterte’s petition for the Supreme Court to stop the Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives from proceeding with the “hearing proper” on the impeachment complaints against her,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 April) — Vice President Sara Duterte filed a petition with the Supreme Court to stop the Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives from proceeding with the “hearing proper” on the impeachment complaints against
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / March 28) – Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday said she does not think about the impeachment hearing at the House of Representatives’ Committee on Justice that started on March 25 and will resume on April 14,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 March) — A follow-up release from Pulse Asia’s February 27 to March 2 survey offers a closer look at why Filipinos trust or distrust the country’s two highest elected officials and shows that even as
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 March) — A Davao City-based anti-corruption alliance expressed hope that the impeachment process will serve as a platform to “uncover the truth,” as the Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives is scheduled to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 March) — The House Committee on Justice has scheduled four hearing dates — March 25, April 14, 22, and 29, 2026 — to determine probable cause in the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) — Vice President Sara Duterte criticized the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for failing to adequately prepare for the challenges posed by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. Duterte told reporters during
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) — One year after the arrest and transfer of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, Vice President Sara Duterte said the anger among his supporters
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 5 March) — “Minsan nasa Shangri-La hotel ako, nakita ko si Anne Curtis. Ang ganda-ganda pala niya. You know may desire sa loob ko, nag-init talaga, at na-imagine ko lang kung anong pwedeng mangyayari. Pero
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 February) – The Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives will deliberate on March 2 to 4 the four verified complaints for impeachment filed against Vice President Sara Duterte. The committee members have been
CORTES, Surigao Del Sur (MindaNews / 26 February) – At least 1,270 families in three areas of Surigao del Sur hit by floods during Tropical Storm Basyang received relief assistance from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Tuesday.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 February) – A leader of the progressive women’s group Gabriela said Vice President Sara Duterte’s declaration on Wednesday that she will run for president in 2028 was meant to portray her “as being politically persecuted
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 January) — The Supreme Court En Banc denied the motion for reconsideration filed by members of the House of Representatives, which sought the reversal of its earlier ruling declaring the Articles of Impeachment against Vice
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 27 November) — Imee, in calling her brother PBBM and the first family drug addicts, behaves as if she is actually the drug addict who has lost her marbles, so unbecoming of a senator of
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 5 Nov) — In the face of mounting corruption scandals and economic instability, the Philippines finds itself at a crossroads. The public is angry, institutions are shaken, and the demand for moral leadership has never been
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 16 Oct) — Vice President Sara Duterte has confirmed that former President Rodrigo Duterte will be spending Christmas in The Hague, Netherlands, as the family awaits developments related to the ongoing proceedings before the International Criminal
Our prayers and solidarity to people in Davao Region, Caraga and North Cebu who were struck with the earthquakes. May we recover and rebuild fast, and let’s rally more against contractors and korap who failed us. *** Last October 10,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 Oct) — Amid the ongoing investigation into allegations of misuse of confidential funds by Vice President Sara Duterte before the Office of the Ombudsman, a city councilor urged outgoing Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla to uphold
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 Sept) — One hundred cows will be slaughtered as “an offering to the heavens” during a prayer rally dubbed “Pray for the Philippines” organized by supporters of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte at Rizal Park
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/August 5) — A city councilor here who was among the petitioners against the impeachment case on Vice President Sara Duterte said she and her fellow petitioners are “always ready” to defend their plea that the House of
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 26 July) — The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the impeachment case filed against Vice President Sara Duterte violated the country’s constitution due to a key technicality, a decision that blocks her upcoming trial over
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 June) — Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has acknowledged that he and his sister, Vice President Sara Duterte, are taking separate directions politically, following her remarks that she has no immediate plans to join Partido Demokratiko
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 June) — Vice President Sara Duterte sees no problem with politicians sharing artificial intelligence (AI) content in support of her innocence in her upcoming impeachment proceedings before the Senate. “I don’t think there’s a problem
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/June 12) — If the public wants neutrality in handling Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said only the Supreme Court can fulfill that role, not the politicians who compose the Senate. The
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 15 May) — It’s amazing to watch the rigodon of families in transferring political posts from one member to another. Parents, children, and siblings run against each other not out of personal enmity but to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 May) — For the third-generation Dutertes who won in last Monday’s elections, political dynasties are okay, provided these have done something for the good of the people. Furthermore, it all depends on the people who
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 13 May) – Twenty-nine of the 41 House members from Mindanao who signed the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte and ran for reelection are poised to retain their seats based on the partial, unofficial
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 May) – Former President Rodrigo Duterte, whom his camp is “confident” of winning the mayoralty race in this city, could render the functions of the office while in detention in The Hague, his daughter Vice
Vice President Sara Duterte talks to reporters after casting her vote at the Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School in Matina, Davao City on 12 May 2025. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 28 April) – House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe (Zamboanga City second district) filed here Monday a cyber libel case against The Manila Times in connection with the publication of an alleged leaked document detailing a
MINDANAO (MindaNews / 16 April) — Our Holy Week penitence started early this week with that political ad that is shaking the gates of Team Kadiliman and Team Kasamaan. Imagine that after all the hate spewing from the DDS against
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 2 April) — The Commission on Elections in Region 12 (Comelec-12) allayed fears of some residents that their signature required to receive the Voter’s Information Sheet (VIS) will be used for the impeachment of Vice
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 20 March) — The noise over the arrest and detention of former President Rodrigo Duterte is just that, noise. No matter how the volume increases and reverberates throughout the land it makes no difference; it
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 19 March) — The arrest of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte by the International Criminal Court is going to impact the 2025 senatorial elections. It could polarize the electorate into pro and anti-Duterte camps—the Digong
Vice President Sara Duterte issued this statement at 7:11 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in reaction to the arrest of her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, on her Facebook account Inday Sara Duterte. The statement was written with the logo
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 march) – Vice President Sara Z. Duterte arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Metro Manila at 3:21 p.m. Tuesday, hours after her father, former President Rodrigo was arrested based on a warrant
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 6 March) — What is prompting Senate President Francis Escudero to dillydally on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte? It may be recalled that on February 5, the House of Representatives impeached Duterte for
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 February) – A smaller crowd attended Saturday’s Protect VP Sara Movement’s launch of the “VP Sara Coalition” at the Roxas Freedom Park here, the same spot where the group held an indignation rally two weeks
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/18 Feb) — The vice mayor here and 20 city councilors, as well as other supporters of the Dutertes, have filed a petition before the Supreme Court to block the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Filing
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 12 Feb) — The National Bureau of Investigation has filed a complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte recommending the filing of charges for inciting to sedition and grave threats. In a statement Wednesday, the Department of
MINDANAO (MindaNews / 10 February) – VP Sara: “Alam ‘nyo, mas masakit pa ang maiwan ng boyfriend o girlfriend kaysa ma-impeach ka.” Maybe the vice president was following the Andi-Philmar issue a lot and felt it’s more relatable. The DDS
