INQToday: Solons ask Senate to order VP Duterte to answer the impeachment raps
Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
Prosecutors in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte have asked the Senate to require her to submit an official answer to the Articles of Impeachment.
These documents were sent by the House of Representatives to the Senate in February.
Fake news against the first family began spreading when President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte had a rift, a Palace official said on Tuesday.
At a briefing, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro relayed her observation with regard to the surfacing of false information against the Marcos family since the “UniTeam” fallout.
Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday vowed not to be caught by the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying he would only allow himself to be arrested if ordered by a local court.
Like former President Rodrigo Duterte, Dela Rosa is also charged with crimes against humanity at the ICC in connection with the previous administration’s war on drugs. He served as Duterte’s first police chief.
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa confirmed that his security details were recalled by the Philippine National Police (PNP) days after the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
Dela Rosa disclosed the matter in a phone patch interview on Tuesday, saying that he was only made aware of the matter on March 24 upon his arrival in Davao.
The House of Representatives has given Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte travel clearance for his trip to different countries including the Netherlands, China, Japan, the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, South Korea, and some Asean member-states.
Sources shared photos of the travel clearance, issued by House Secretary General Reginald Velasco, with reporters on Tuesday. The clearance covers Duterte’s travels from March 20 to May 10, 2025.
Beijing’s reiteration of its 10-dash-line claim over the South China Sea is nothing but a “joke,” a Philippine Navy official said on Tuesday.
During a press conference, Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad was asked about China’s claim.
