Opinion | Philstar.com

Senate President Francis Escudero has written to the parties involved to prepare for the convening of the impeachment court on June 3 for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.

The Department of Justice has dismissed the criminal complaints filed by former president Rodrigo Duterte against former interior secretary Benhur Abalos and officials of the Philippine National Police in connection with manhunt operations conducted at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound in Davao City to arrest KOJC pastor Apollo Quiboloy.

Insisting it violated no laws, the Bagong Henerasyon party-list in the House of Representatives yesterday called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to proclaim them soonest and lift the suspension the poll body ordered.

Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas campaign manager and Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco is trying to divert the issue on the real reason behind the fall of Alyansa candidates when he announced his aspirations for speaker of the House of Representatives, former presidential chief legal counsel Salvador Panelo said yesterday.

VP Sara Duterte said she wants a bloodbath in her impeachment trial. She did not explain exactly what she meant by bloodbath.