Why the new delay in VP Duterte's impeachment trial?

May 31, 2025

RED-LETTER DAYS The nation awaits the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte (upper right), with the crimson robes of the senator judges already prepared when this photo was taken on May 15. But Senate President Francis Escudero (right) announced another reset on Thursday, surprising peers and unsettling a member of the House prosecution panel. —PHOTO FROM SENATE/FACEBOOK

Hi there. Why the new delay in VP Duterte's impeachment trial?

Postponements by Senate President Chiz Escudero of the start of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte could ultimately scuttle it, warned Representative-elect Leila de Lima.

He evaded arrest and hid for two years, but now former Negros Oriental lawmaker Arnolfo Teves Jr. is seeking a speedy judicial process for his murder trial, saying his "conscience is clear."

Open those gates! Transport chief Vince Dizon is urging residential villages and military camps along Edsa to open their gates to motorists to ease traffic as the highway rehab gets underway.

A bridge to an emergency: Tacloban City and Eastern Samar have both issued state of emergency measures due to the severe economic impacts of load restrictions at the San Juanico Bridge.

It's on again -- but for how long? A federal court reinstated President Donald Trump's tariffs, a day after a trade court ruled he had no authority to impose the duties and ordered them blocked.

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