VIDEO VERIFIER House prosecutors in the Vice President’s impeachment trial remain confident that the cross-examination of their first witness, Senior Agent John Mark Calilung of the National Bureau of Investigation (right, in beige jacket), failed to weaken his testimony on Wednesday. —Niño Jesus Orbeta
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang and the House prosecutors in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte challenged her defense lawyers to prove the existence of “Operation Romanov,” the alleged assassination plot against her, whose mention during a 2024 online press conference supposedly triggered—and “justified”—her threatening statements against President Marcos, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former Speaker Martin Romualdez.
At the continuation of the trial on Wednesday, “Romanov” emerged as the anchor of the defense panel’s attempt to give “proper context” to Duterte’s remarks, as one of her lawyers put it.
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According to the defense, it was an operation involving unauthorized intelligence gathering and surveillance activities launched against Duterte and her family after she broke ties with President Marcos.FEATURED STORIES
