2ND DAY OF IMPEACHMENT TRIAL / JULY 7, 2026Members of the House prosecution team listen to National Bureau of Investigation Cyber Investigation Senior Agent John Mark Calilung as he takes the stand at the Senate plenary hall during Day 2 of the historic impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte in Pasay City on July 7, 2026. Calilung testified for the prosecution regarding the forensic authentication of livestreamed videos containing Duterte’s alleged threats against national officials. Also in photo, private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan.INQUIRER PHOTO / NIÑO JESUS ORBETA
MANILA, Philippines — It appears that the House of Representatives’ prosecution team has more than made up for its allegedly subpar showing on the first day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, as the Senate Impeachment Court turned down several motions made by the defense panel.
During the second day of the impeachment trial on Tuesday, defense lawyer Carlo Joaquin Narvasa objected to the presentation of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Senior Agent John Mark Calilung, as he was not listed in the Saballa and Cabrera impeachment complaint and in the Articles of Impeachment submitted by the House.
