Lawyer Amando Virgil Ligutan —Photo from his Facebook page
MANILA, Philippines — Lawyer Amando Virgil Ligutan joined the House of Representatives team as a private prosecutor for the forthcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte – because he was so moved by the case of a public school principal in Virac, Catanduanes.
“What really motivated me to join the private prosecution team is the story of a school principal who was ordered to be imprisoned for 11 years for pocketing P5,000,” Ligutan told a news conference Thursday.
“If we can send to jail somebody for pocketing P5,000 for 11 years, why can’t we remove from office the sitting vice president for misusing millions of pesos of public funds?” he added.
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