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Tag: impeachment

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    Categories Commentary

    Abuse of impeachment process must be penalized

    By Tita C. Valderama  |  May 31, 2021 1:27 PM

    The unanimous vote by the House committee on justice on May 27 dismissing on its first hearing the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Mario Victor “Marvic” Leonen was the right thing to do. It should not even have reached that stage, wasting legislative time and resources.

    impeachment, Leonen

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim that SC Justice Leonen impeached MISLEADING

    By VERA Files  |  May 25, 2021 1:01 PM

    Impeachment of members of the Supreme Court is initiated in the House of Representatives and the trial against Leonen has yet to begin.

    house of representatives, impeachment, Leonen, supreme court

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    Categories Editor's Pick FACT CHECK News

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Impeachment and the judiciary in the ‘Federal Republic of the Philippines’

    By VERA Files  |  Jul 10, 2018 4:43 PM

    In this third installment, VERA Files highlights the structure of an expanded Judicial Department and notes the new process of impeachment found in the Article on Accountability of Public Officers.

    Federal Judiciary, Federal Philippines, impeachment

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    Categories FACT CHECK News

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: A brief history of impeachment in the Philippines

    By VERA FILES  |  Dec 11, 2017 9:15 PM

    Here’s a five-minute video summing up 68 years of impeachment history in the Philippines.

    Duterte, Impeach Duterte, impeachment, sereno

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    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    ​VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Impeachment ng chief justice, ipinaliwanag

    By VERA Files  |  Nov 23, 2017 6:17 PM

    Ang mga kaso ng impeachment ng dalawang dating punong mahistrado ay makatutulong sa pagbibigay ng liwanag kung ano ang ibig sabihin nito.

    Corona, davide, impeachment, sereno

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    Categories FACT CHECK News

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Impeachment of the chief justice, explained

    By VERA FILES  |  Nov 23, 2017 4:31 PM

    It’s more than just a numbers game.

    chief justice, Corona, davide, impeachment, sereno

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    Categories News

    Sereno holds on to values she learned in her Kamuning days

    By Verlie Q. Retulin  |  Oct 23, 2017 4:23 PM

    Honesty and justice serve as her anchor as she prepares for her own trial.

    chief justice, impeachment, sereno

  • Categories The Corona Trial Top Stories

    CJ nominee questions JBC composition

    Jun 23, 2012 12:31 PM

    By LALA ORDENES

    FORMER Solicitor General Frank Chavez, a nominee to the Chief Justice post vacated by impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona, sent a letter (see below) to the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) Friday questioning the composition of the council that vets and approves nominees to judicial posts.

    frank chavez, impeachment, jbc, judicial and bar council

  • Categories The Corona Trial

    Gibo will decline nomination for CJ

    Jun 19, 2012 9:22 PM

    By ELLEN TORDESILLAS

    WHILE almost every lawyer in town and a nurse want to be included in the list of candidates for the position of Supreme Court Justice, vacated by the recently convicted Renato Corona, it’s good to see two people declining.

    Gilbert Teodoro, impeachment, Rapahel Lotilla, renato corona

  • Categories The Corona Trial Top Stories

    JBC allows live media coverage for chief justice interviews

    Jun 18, 2012 11:15 PM

    By LALA ORDENES

    THE Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) in a historic move decided Monday to allow live coverage of the public interviews of candidates for judicial positions. This means that cameras and tape recorders are now allowed inside the room where the JBC panel interviews candidates for vacant posts in the judiciary and the office of the Ombudsman.

    impeachment, jbc, judicial and bar council

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