Camille Villar gets emotional, calls for respect for absent colleagues

GMA Network - Sep 23, 2026

Senator-judge Camille Villar on Wednesday became emotional as she called on her fellow senators to respect colleagues who are absent from the impeachment trial amid criminal and plunder cases they are facing.

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