Kapunan: Defense’s ‘I don’t know’ alibi makes VP Duterte look ‘dumb’

Inquirer.net - Nov 6, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Should the defense panel for the impeachment trial insist that Vice President Sara Duterte was unaware of the documents bearing her signature, it would only prove that the country’s second-highest official is dumb, lawyer Lorna Kapunan said on Friday. Kapunan, one of the private lawyers assisting the prosecution panel, said at a

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