Prosecutor, clerk scolded for inefficiencies in impeachment trial
During a lengthy impeachment trial in the Philippine Senate, the prosecution panel and the clerk of court secretariat were reprimanded by Presiding Officer Francis Escudero for minor inefficiencies. Fatigue from the extended proceedings is speculated as a contributing factor.
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