INQToday: Senate invites House prosecutors to Sara Duterte impeachment trial
Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has called for the courtesy resignation of all Cabinet secretaries to recalibrate his administration following the results of the recent elections.
“This is not business as usual,” the President said, as quoted in a press release from the Presidential ɫTV Desk on Thursday.
Senate President Francis Escudero has formally invited the House of Representatives panel of prosecutors to appear before them for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on June 2, ahead of the impeachment court’s official convening the following day.
Based on a copy of a letter from Escudero’s office, the Senate president informed Speaker Martin Romualdez that the Senate “shall be ready to receive the House of Representatives’ panel of prosecutors” at 4 p.m. on the afternoon of June 2.
A female vlogger in a viral road rage video was found guilty of two offenses and was ordered to pay a fines, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) said on Wednesday.
Based on a seven-page decision, the LTO said that Alyana Mari Aguinaldo, or popularly known as “Yanna” was charged with Reckless Driving (Section 48 of Republic Act (RA) No. 4136 or the Land Transportation and Traffic Code), operating a motor vehicle without side mirrors, and using a motorcycle without attached plate number (Section 18 of RA 4316).