impeachment Archives

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: NO impeachment raps filed vs Duterte

By VERA Files | Sep 01, 2023 7:08 PM

A video on Facebook (FB) is falsely claiming that Vice President Sara Duterte is facing impeachment charges for allegedly “stealing” P125 million from a “secret budget fund” of the Office of the Vice President (OVP). No complaint against the vice president has been filed in Congress to initiate the process of impeachment. On Aug. 26, […]

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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