VP Sara Duterte impeachment trial: In-house counsel testifies
An in-house counsel for two firms linked to Vice President Sara Duterte testified in her impeachment trial. The lawyer is expected to attest to Duterte's lack of direct involvement in the companies, though her authority to testify was questioned.
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