House prosecutors: Impeachment trial to test Duterte's fitness for office, not criminal guilt

House prosecutors: Impeachment trial to test Duterte's fitness for office, not criminal guilt

MANILA, Philippines — House prosecutors on Wednesday said the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte was not meant to determine criminal guilt but to decide whether she was fit to hold public office.Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong said senators sitting as impeachment judges were expected to evaluate Duterte’s conduct, public statements, judgment and restraint in deciding whether she should remain the country’s second-highest elect…