Sandiganbayan Denies Duque's Bid to Bar Witnesses in Graft Case
The Sandiganbayan's First Division denied former Health Secretary Francisco Duque III's motion to bar two Department of Health (DOH) administrative officers from testifying in his graft case, allowing their testimonies to proceed.
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