Impeachment Court Allows Testimony of Counsel for Duterte-Linked Firms
The Philippine Impeachment Court has permitted corporate counsel Suzette Balucanag-Punay to testify for the defense, despite prosecution challenges to her authority to represent two companies linked to Vice President Sara Duterte.
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