House Prosecutors Defend Statements on Impeachment

House prosecutors reject Panelo's warning on Duterte trial vote threshold

MANILA, Philippines — Members of the prosecution team of the House of Representatives on Friday dismissed as speculative a warning from Vice President Sara Duterte’s spokesperson that a lower conviction threshold could expose senator-judges to criminal cases and affect the number of votes needed to convict her.House Human Rights Committee Chairperson and Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. issued the statement in reaction to Atty. Pao…

House prosecutors defend statements on impeachment

Members of the House prosecution panel have maintained that their statements on the ongoing impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte were not about the merits of the case, but merely on procedure and summary of the proceedings. 

Prosecutors: We spoke on procedure, summary, not merits of Sara Duterte case

Members of the House prosecution team maintained Friday that their statements about the ongoing impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte were not about merits of the case, covering only procedure and summary of what were already discussed in the proceedings.