Trillanes unwelcome? A baseless assumption, says impeachment court spox

GMA Network - Oct 2, 2026

Former senator Sonny Trillanes claiming that he was not welcome to the Senate impeachment court is a “baseless assumption,” spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol said Friday.

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