Private prosecutor Amando Ligutan on the second day of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. —Photo by Niño Jesus Orbeta | INQUIRER
MANILA, Philippines — The House prosecution in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday that the defense failed to debunk the testimony of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Senior Agent Mark Calilung on the video containing the alleged “kill threat” made by Duterte.
According to a statement from the prosecution, lawyer Amando Virgil Ligutan saw no reason to question Calilung further after the defense completed its cross-examination, so he waived a redirect examination of the witness.
“Yes, Your Honor, I said for the utter failure of the respondent to debunk the material points testified to by the witness yesterday,” Ligutan told the court after the defense challenged his earlier manifestation explaining why the prosecution was dispensing with the redirect.
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