Kapunan's 'Spanking' Comment Causes Ruckus; Prosecutor Vows to 'Behave'

Defense’s Ferrer almost got ‘spanked’ by Kapunan

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Kapunan's 'spanking' comment causes ruckus; prosecutor vows to 'behave'

Private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan said in open court--although in jest--that she held herself back from "spanking" her much younger defense lawyer-counterpart, Kristine Ferrer, during the continuation of Vice President Sara Duterte's Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday, Aug. 12.It was the latest sound bite from Kapunan--a veteran litigator of almost 50 years--and it came during Ferrer's cross-examination of prosecution witness, Commission on Au…

Escudero urges counsels Kapunan, Ferrer to temper words amid 'generational divide'

Senate impeachment court presiding officer Francis Escudero on Wednesday called on private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan and defense counsel Kristine Ferrer to temper their words during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, saying their apparent generational gap should not fuel tension in the proceedings.

Prosecution, Defense lawyers clash as 'generational divide' takes center stage in impeachment trial

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis Escudero on Wednesday urged both counsels not to let the "generational divide" heighten the situation during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.Escudero issued the call as tensions flared between House of Representatives' private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan and defense counsel Kristine Ferrer during the cross-examination of witness Xylene Mae del Campo on the…

Kapunan says she's holding herself back from giving Ferrer a ‘spanking’

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court got heated on Wednesday, particularly between the defense and prosecution, with private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan even claiming in jest that she is holding herself from “spanking” her counterpart counsel. The heated exchange between both parties occurred in the defense’s cross-examination of Commission on Audit Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office (COA-ICFAO) state auditor Xylene del …