National Bureau of Investigation Cyber Investigation Senior Agent John Mark Calilung 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. INQUIRER.net photo / Niño Jesus Orbeta
MANILA, Philippines — The House prosecution asserted that Duterte’s claims of hiring an individual to assassinate President Marcos Jr., first lady Liza Marcos, and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez established that Duterte has a “plan” to get the three killed.
The prosecution made the assertion on the second day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.
Counsel to the prosecution Amando Ligutan remarked when Senator-Judge Risa Hontiveros asked how Duterte’s statements are impeachable given it is not proof that the vice president actually contracted an assassin.
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