The exciting part is finally here. Finances of Vice President Sara Duterte are now being scrutinized in the impeachment court. Bank transactions and bank accounts of the vice president and her husband Manases Carpio are the subject of intense examination. Filipinos can see for themselves whether Sara Duterte amassed ill-gotten wealth
October 10, 2026
Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial is unique compared with those of former President Joseph Estrada and former Chief Justice Renato Corona. It is only in the impeachment trial of the vice president where senator-judges are scrambling to outdo each other’s acting skills. If there is an Oscar for these senator-judges, the race
October 3, 2026
The impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte has taken a rousing turn with the entanglement of politics and mathematics. The politics of mathematics has taken center stage in the last two weeks at the impeachment court as math and politics have become enmeshed. Politics colliding with mathematics is knotty and messy.
September 26, 2026
Did Vice President Sara Duterte amass ill-gotten wealth as a public official? Does she have hidden wealth? The quest for answers to these questions began this week as the Senate impeachment court started deliberating on Article II of the impeachment complaint against her. The hunt for hidden treasures begins. Article II
September 19, 2026
Mary Grace Piattos is a name that has been immortalized in the country’s body politic. Filipinos first heard of her in 2024 during the inquiry of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability into the budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP). The House at that time
September 12, 2026
By Artchil B. Fernandez Filipinos have long known that corrupt politicians steal public funds. How do these politicians do the trick? What hocus-pocus do they employ to make public funds magically disappear? How do these dirty magicians masquerading as filthy politicians make people’s money vanish into thin air? The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara
September 5, 2026
After more than two weeks of hearings on Article 1 of the impeachment complaint, which accuses Vice President Sara Duterte of misusing confidential funds worth a combined PHP 612.5 million as head of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd), what has been revealed so
August 29, 2026
Corruption is endemic in poor and underdeveloped countries like the Philippines. Public funds intended for infrastructure, health, education and social services usually end up in the pockets of corrupt politicians. How do these creatures of the dark steal public funds? Usually, people are kept in the dark about the specifics of
August 22, 2026
The hearings on Article I of the impeachment complaint against Sara Duterte have revealed a pattern of abuse and misuse of the huge funds she received as vice president and education secretary. This is what the impeachment court’s deliberations over the past two weeks have shown. In his testimony last week,
August 15, 2026
The exciting part of Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial is here. The name Mary Grace Piattos has long intrigued Filipinos. Who is she? Is she real? These questions will finally be answered as the impeachment court has started tackling the first article of the impeachment complaint against the vice president. Article I
August 8, 2026
From “Crying Lady” to “Spliced Girl” characterizes Sen. Pia Cayetano’s descent into madness. The public unravelling of Pia Cayetano is unexpected. Filipinos are shaking their heads in disbelief as they watch the public breakdown of the once-respected senator. Her latest despicable antic is posting a spliced video to attack a prosecutor
August 1, 2026
Two weeks into the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, some senator-judges are not only showing their true colors but have also become a national sore. These obnoxious senator-judges are so irksome that public consternation over their grating behavior is reaching a boiling point. These senator-judges are the Cayetano siblings
July 25, 2026