Defense panel respects House prosecutors' decision to drop Trillanes as witness

GMA Network - Oct 1, 2026

The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte said Thursday it respects the prosecutors' decision to drop former senator Antonio Trillanes IV as a witness in her impeachment trial.

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