Villar’s Majority Switch Fuels Impartiality Doubts in Duterte Impeachment Trial
Senator Mark Villar's shift to the Senate majority bloc has raised concerns among political analysts about the impartiality of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio's impeachment trial, especially amid ongoing investigations into his family's business interests.
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