Kapunan questions defense’s cross-examination approach in Duterte impeachment trial
During the 37th day of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial, prosecution counsel Atty. Lorna Kapunan criticized the defense's cross-examination of a Bureau of Internal Revenue official, labeling it a "confusing" tactic aimed at the public.
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