Brillantes: Go ahead, impeach me
By Philip C. TubezaDaring his critics to have him impeached, Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. on Wednesday dismissed the charges filed against him before the Ombudsman by an election watchdog group.
Daring his critics to have him impeached, Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. on Wednesday dismissed the charges filed against him before the Ombudsman by an election watchdog group.
Sri Lanka’s parliament Friday began an impeachment hearing against the country’s chief justice, defying a Supreme Court request for a suspension of proceedings, official sources told AFP.
The Sri Lanka government said Thursday it had started the process to impeach the country’s chief justice, accusing her of overstepping her limits in the culmination of a drawn-out conflict between the judiciary and the government.
The Supreme Court dismissed the petitions questioning the validity of the impeachment complaint against former chief justice Renato Corona.
President Benigno Aquino III has no plans to coast along with the recent spike in his ratings, saying he was not yet through making more bold moves to further advance his “tuwid na daan(straight path)” campaign until the end of his term.
Romania’s suspended president Traian Basescu was poised to survive an impeachment vote due to low turnout, according to provisional figures released by the polling panel.
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former Chief Justice Renato Corona expects to be a target of attacks by President Benigno Aquino III in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday (July 23). Corona told reporters here on Wednesday afternoon that he was told by his friends in Malacañang that criticisms against him would be [...]
Brazil’s Senate on Wednesday ousted opposition Senator Demostenes Torres after an in-house impeachment for his alleged ties to the leader of a gambling ring detained in February.
A new president was sworn in late Friday in Paraguay shortly after fallen leader Fernando Lugo was impeached.
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo’s job is on the line after the opposition-controlled House of Representatives voted Thursday to impeach him for his role in deadly clashes to evict landless farmers.
In an Independence Day speech, President Benigno Aquino said the removal of Chief Justice Renato Corona brightened the essence of democracy in the country.
What “Aquino Supreme Court?” Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Monday sought to douse insinuations that the Supreme Court would be subservient to President Benigno Aquino once he appoints the successor of Renato Corona, who was removed as Chief Justice by the Senate impeachment court on May 22.
After a divisive impeachment trial that led to the ouster of his successor, former Chief Justice Reynato Puno said Friday the next leader of the Supreme Court should be one who can heal the wounds inflicted by impeachment process and keep the independence of the court while cooperating with the other branches of the government.
