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The House of Representatives of the Philippines formally impeaches Vice President Sara Duterte. The Senate is now set to conduct a trial. 2025-02-5
Philippine Senator Risa Hontiveros in a privilege speech accuses the Socorro Bayanihan Services, a civic organization based in the island town of Socorro in Surigao del Norte, as being a cult which commits sexual violence and forces marriage on its members including minors. 2023-09-18
Philippine Senator Antonio Trillanes, a vocal critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, is arrested on charges of rebellion. Trillanes says that Duterte is "silencing his political critics, those who tell the truth." 2018-09-25
The Philippine Senate investigates Paolo Duterte, the son of current Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, in an alleged methamphetamine smuggling scandal. 2017-09-7
The accused include PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa, Justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre, Edilberto Leonardo, Royina Garma, House speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, former Interior secretary Ismael Sueno, Sonny Buenaventura, Solicitor General Jose Calida, Dante Gierran, Senator Richard J. Gordon, and Senator Alan Peter Cayetano. 2017-04-24
The Liberal Party of the Philippines, the party of vice president Leni Robredo and detained senator Leila de Lima, formally becomes the opposition after its members and its ally from the Akbayan party are ousted from key positions in the Senate. 2017-02-27
A former militiaman claims while testifying at a hearing by the Philippine Senate that President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte ordered the deaths of criminals and political opponents, allegedly Leila de Lima, critic and journalist Juan Pala, and unidentified Filipino Muslims in 1993, while he was mayor of Davao City. The witness also revealed that Duterte's son Paolo may also have been involved in the murders as an accomplice to his father. [https:--web.archive.org-web-20160916204709-http:--www.interaksyon.com-article-132449-dds-member-links-duterte-son-paolo-to-murders (Interaksyon)], [https:--www.bloomberg.com-news-articles-2016-09-15-witness-says-philippine-president-ordered-killings (Bloomberg)] [http:--wtop.com-asia-2016-09-witness-says-philippine-president-ordered-killings- (AP via WTOP)], [https:--www.nytimes.com-aponline-2016-09-14-world-asia-ap-as-philippines-duterte-killings.html?_r=0 ("The New York Times")][http:--www.rappler.com-nation-146292-duterte-ordered-killing-jun-pala-senate-witness (Rappler)]Davao Death Squad2016-09-15
A former militiaman claims while testifying at a hearing by the Philippine Senate that President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte ordered the deaths of criminals and political opponents, allegedly Leila de Lima, critic and journalist Juan Pala, and unidentified Filipino Muslims in 1993, while he was mayor of Davao City. The witness also revealed that Duterte's son Paolo may also have been involved in the murders as an accomplice to his father. 2016-09-15
The Presidential Palace and the Philippine Senate investigate an extortion scam involving the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. 2015-10-31
Juan Ponce Enrile is elected as Senate Feliciano Belmonte Jr. is elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.President Benigno Aquino III delivers his first State of the Nation Address.Feliciano Belmonte Jr. is elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.2010-07-26