Tolosa: Rebutting dropped VP charges ‘waste of time and resources’
House private prosecutor lawyer Benjamin Tolosa Jr. stated that allowing Vice President Sara Duterte's defense team to offer a limited rebuttal on the three withdrawn impeachment articles would be “a complete waste of time and resources of the court and everyone involved,” emphasizing the charges have already been dismissed.
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