BPI Senior VP to Testify in VP Duterte-Carpio Impeachment Trial
A Senior Vice President of the Bank of the Philippine Islands is set to testify as a defense witness in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. The testimony is expected to concern letter requests made by Duterte and her husband, Manases Carpio.
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