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. —File photo by Niño Jesus Orbeta |
MANILA, Philippines — Common sense should also be applied, not only the technical rules of evidence, in assessing the authenticity of the video showing Vice President Sara Duterte saying she had talked to someone to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, his wife Liza Araneta Marcos, and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez — in case she herself was killed.
House prosecutor Chel Diokno issued this statement on Sunday, recalling what he said during the Saturday News Forum in Dapo Restaurant in Quezon City.
“That’s part of the trial, and the other side is questioned during the cross-examination. But what’s needed is for us not to lose our common sense and our own knowledge about that issue,” Diokno said in Filipino.
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