On the second day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, two National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) witnesses are scheduled to take the stand for the prosecution. In one report, senior NBI agent John Mark Calilung appears as the first witness after being presented by private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan. His testimony relates to allegations that Duterte threatened to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the President’s wife, Liza Marcos, and former Speaker Martin Romualdez. The threat allegation is cited in the fourth article of impeachment filed by the House of Representatives. Another outlet reports that an NBI official and an NBI agent are among the first witnesses to testify for the prosecution on allegations of grave threats. The sources describe the witnesses as part of the early presentation of evidence in the trial, with additional witnesses expected as the proceedings continue.
NBI agents testify in Sara Duterte impeachment trial day two
On the second day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, two National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) witnesses are scheduled to take the stand for the prosecution. In one report, senior NB...
- The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is in its second day.
- NBI witnesses take the stand for the prosecution.
- Senior NBI agent John Mark Calilung testifies, presented by private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan.
- The allegations being addressed concern grave threats to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Liza Marcos, and Martin Romualdez.
- The threat allegation appears in the House impeachment’s fourth article.
MANILA, Philippines — A senior agent of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) took the witness stand on Tuesday as the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte entered its second day. John Mark Calilung was presented by private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan in connection with Duterte’s alleged threat to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife Liza and former Speaker Martin Romualdez. READ: 2 NBI execs among first witnesses called to testify in Duterte trial The allegation was contained in the fourth article of impeachment lodged against Duterte by the House of Representatives. Aside from Calilung, the House prosecutors are also set to present another NBI agent […]...Keep on reading: Senior NBI agent first to testify against Sara Duterte
1 month agoAn official and an agent of the National Bureau of Investigation will be the first to take the stand in the trial of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, as they appear today – the second day of her trial – to testify for the prosecution on allegations of grave threats.
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