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The House prosecution panel handling Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial has indicated it is not yet ready to call witnesses Ramil Madriaga and Col. Raymund Dante Lachica, stating that current documents and testimonies sufficiently address the allegations against her.
During the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, a witness testified that P125 million in secret funds were released to a security chief on her order, with the trial experiencing multiple postponements due to bad weather.
Belgium has deployed a minehunter to the Mediterranean Sea, stating its readiness to assume responsibilities in the Strait of Hormuz if required.
Ramil Madriaga, a self-confessed bagman for former president Rodrigo Duterte, claimed that Duterte had former senator Antonio Trillanes monitored but ultimately hesitated to order his assassination.
The House of Representatives justice committee is set to test the credibility of self-proclaimed bagman Ramil Madriaga during clarificatory hearings to determine probable cause in impeachment proceedings.
Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro has defended her use of the term 'mini trial' to describe the impeachment hearings against Vice President Sara Duterte, as Duterte's legal team prepares to answer the complaints in a 'proper forum'.
MANILA, Philippines — The legal team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday maintained she had nothing to do with the death threats reportedly received by Ramil Madriaga, who claimed to be her “bagman,” saying they actually want him to stay unharmed for an eventual confession. “VP Sara has nothing to do with any death
MANILA, Philippines — Ramil Madriaga, Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged former bagman, should be given more protection amid supposed acts of intimidation against him, Mamamayang Liberal party-list Rep. Leila de Lima said on Wednesday. De Lima made the call after Madriaga’s counsel claimed that his client faced a threat to his life while detained at
Vice President Sara Duterte's legal team is preparing to discredit former aide Ramil Madriaga's allegations regarding the alleged misuse of confidential funds, asserting they possess extensive evidence and witnesses.
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte filed another perjury complaint against Ramil Madriaga, challenging claims in his April 11 supplemental affidavit and reiterating the need to hold him accountable for what she describes as malicious impeachment efforts.
The Commission on Audit (COA) has disallowed P73 million in confidential funds for Vice President Sara Duterte's office, leading to calls for her to return the money. A House panel is scheduled to investigate her wealth and the fund issue, while a witness named Madriaga has made claims regarding the funds and her family.
According to alleged Duterte bagman Ramil Madriaga, executives linked to the controversial Pharmally Pharmaceuticals purportedly bankrolled Vice President Sara Duterte's 2022 presidential campaign.
The House committee on justice has summoned officials from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Commission on Audit (COA) to testify on Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax compliance and liquidation of confidential funds. This is part of ongoing impeachment hearings against her.
MANILA, Philippines — The request for protective custody for Ramil Madriaga, former aide to Vice President Sara Duterte, arises from his fear that former Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr.
Former colleagues tried to bribe Ramil Madriaga with P500 million to P1 billion in exchange for his silence on Vice President Sara Duterte’s links to drug dealers and offshore gaming operators who bankrolled her campaign in 2022.
MANILA, Philippines — The fourth impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte was also declared sufficient in substance on Wednesday by the House of Representatives’ committee on justice — which means that two raps passed the sufficiency tests. A total of 54 committee members voted to declare the fourth impeachment complaint filed by lawyer Nathaniel Cabrera
Vice President Sara Duterte's legal counsel announced plans to consolidate the first and second perjury complaints filed against her former aide, Ramil Madriaga.
A fact-check clarifies that Ramil Madriaga has been in police custody since 2023 due to a pending kidnapping-for-ransom case before a Manila Regional Trial Court, and not as a result of any recent Supreme Court order.
The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered one of its Assistant Special Prosecutors to answer the claims of alleged Sara Duterte bagman Ramil Madriaga.
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has been dared by a party-list representative to personally address accusations made by her alleged aide Ramil Madriaga as the House of Representatives prepares for impeachment proceedings.
Sara Duterte's legal counsel has rejected as fabricated the latest claim by detained witness Ramil Madriaga, who alleged that Arnolfo Teves Jr. wants him killed, calling it 'comical'.
Why is Vice President Sara Duterte 'disturbed' by Congressman Chel Diokno's request for the House to place Ramil Madriaga under its custody?
The lawyer for Ramil Madriaga, alleged former bagman of Vice President Sara Duterte, claims there is a P5 million bounty on his client's life within the jail, an allegation denied by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP).
Bicol Saro Rep. Terry Ridon on Sunday said the House of Representatives would coordinate with the court, as well as the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), to ensure the safety and attendance of detained witness Ramil Madriaga in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. Ridon, who chairs the House committee on