Makabayan on Sara’s TRO bid: Desperate, grasping at straws
“The public has the right to know the truth, and public officials—especially at the highest levels—have the duty to answer for their actions,” Makabayan said, urging Duterte to submit to the constitutional process and allow herself the chance to belie the accusations.
New attempt to seek SC help vs Sara impeachment ‘frivolous,’ rights lawyer says
“Clearly, contrary to the claim of Sara Duterte, the Justice Committee has the authority to conduct hearings to determine probable cause. And due process requires that such a hearing be held to allow the parties to ventilate their causes and defenses,” Cortez said.
Bayan slams Duterte’s absence in impeachment ‘mini trial’
Activist group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) condemned Vice President Sara Duterte’s refusal to attend the ongoing impeachment hearing, saying the move shows her utter disdain for the people’s clamor for truth, accountability, and justice.
Heed people’s cry: Try Sara
To cut Sara’s crap, Congress should push for her trial before the Senate, never mind the threats of losing INC votes for some lawmakers.
Impeachment complaints vs. Sara ‘sufficient in ground’
“It will be a mini-trial. The full blown trial will happen in the Senate. This is to give ample opportunity to the complainants to present their witness and evidence per ground as well as for the respondent to reply,” Luistro said.
Sara’s blanket denial sucks
It is not Sara’s job to tell any congressional panel what it must do; it is the prerogative of the legislature as a collegial body to do what it ought to do under its rules.
Sara’s illegal CIF disbursements
Aside from the P112.5-million disallowances and the P500-million CIF appropriations, Sara is also on the hot seat for P12.3-billion in unused DepEd cash, P12-billion in disallowances, P5.6-billion in anomalous feeding programs, P237-million in misused CIF, P11.1-million in travel expenses, overpriced OVP laptops, CCTVs and other equipment.
Waiting for Sara’s perp walk
In her usual facile way, Sara insists that being confidential in nature, the CIF cannot be disclosed. The excuse is simple and terribly wrong, indicating that for the many years she had enjoyed billions in CIF in Davao City, she apparently did not account for the money.
Sara is a real threat to the nation
She was also accused by Arturo Lascanas as the “tokhang queen” who preferred the victims to be buried, the better to hide the corpus delicti. So, she is not only good at making threats; she was even better at designing the methods to make murder clean.
Duterte impeachment complaints ‘sufficient in substance,’ House committee rules
The Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives (HOR) of the Philippines voted the two remaining impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte are “sufficient in substance.”