House targets VP's bank records for impeachment trial

February 11, 2025

GREEN AGENDA' Comelec Chair George Garcia and members of environmental watchdog EcoWaste Coalition call on candidates for the May 12 elections to help curb the excessive waste linked to their use of tarpaulin, plastic and other campaign materials and their improper disposal as the campaign period starts today. —RICHARD A. REYES

Hi there. House targets VP's bank records for impeachment trial

Once the Senate convenes as an impeachment court, House prosecutors plan to subpoena VP Sara Duterte's bank and other financial records to boost the case against her and secure a conviction.

And there they go: The 90-day campaign period for national candidates—senators and partylist reps—begins today, with the Comelec warning it will "be very strict" in enforcing campaign rules.

For allegedly inserting P241B in the bicameral version of the 2025 budget bill, House Speaker Martin Romualdez and several other lawmakers are facing graft and falsification charges at the Ombudsman.

Doubling down on his remarks that had met widespread shock and disapproval, US President Donald Trump reiterated he wants to "buy and own Gaza," and have parts of it rebuilt by other Mideast states.

The looming impeachment trial of VP Sara Duterte "is a moment for statesmanship, not subservience. The loyalty of every senator must be to the nation, not to Sara Duterte," reminds today's editorial.

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