Sara Duterte lawyer hit for ‘going in circles’ in questioning BIR witness

Inquirer.net - Oct 9, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution panel in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Friday called out one of her lawyers for allegedly going in circles while questioning a Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) witness about the vice president’s tax records. At the resumption of the trial, prosecution counsel Erwin Matib questioned whether defense lawyer

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