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

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It took hours before the prosecution successfully played the videos amid a lengthy back-and-forth with the defense team that objected repeatedly

The court viewed a series of clips, including a video from Nov. 23, 2024, of Duterte saying she already had contracted a hitman.

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FIRST FACE-OFF House prosecutors (left) and Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team (right) listen intently as a cybercrime agent of the National Bureau of Investigation…

The prosecution team also chose to forgo a redirect examination of its first witness, NBI agent John Mark Calilung