On the second day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, the prosecution presented a portion of a longer video in which Duterte makes remarks interpreted as violent threats toward President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. Reports say the clip was taken from a video described as lasting more than two hours. Senate impeachment judge Francis Escudero allowed prosecutors to show only a limited segment, about two minutes, citing that only the relevant portion would be presented. The defense opposed the move and sought to prevent or limit the playback. The prosecution said it would not show the entire video, and it planned the presentation as part of the House panel’s direct examination of NBI agent John Mark Calilung, who handled aspects of an investigation connected to a claim associated with Duterte’s proclamation that she had hired someone to assassinate Marcos Jr. After the video was shown, coverage notes that the court denied multiple defense motions. Separate reporting also indicates that the defense may present the entire video during its own phase of evidence. The prosecution also signaled it would subpoena Duterte to testify as the trial proceeds.
Kill-threat video clip shown in Sara Duterte impeachment trial Day 2
On the second day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, the prosecution presented a portion of a longer video in which Duterte makes remarks interpreted as violent threats toward Preside...
- The prosecution shows a short, about two-minute clip from a longer video during Duterte’s impeachment trial.
- The video contains remarks that prosecutors characterize as a kill threat against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and others, including Liza Araneta-Marcos and Martin Romualdez.
- Impeachment judge Francis Escudero allows the limited playback despite defense objections, stating only the relevant portion will be shown.
- The video is presented during the prosecution’s direct examination involving NBI agent John Mark Calilung.
- Reports say the court denies multiple defense motions and that the prosecution signals it will subpoena Duterte to testify.
MANILA, Philippines – On Day 2 of the impeachment trial, the Senate court denied multiple defense motions as prosecutors screened a video of Vice President Sara Duterte threatening President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife Liza Araneta-Marcos and former Speaker Martin Romualdez, and signaled they would subpoena her to testify. But before the trial proper, Duterte arrived at the Senate Tuesday morning to confer with her lawyers. However shed did not enter the impeachment court. In an interview with reporters, the vice president said that “in this bloodbath and bludgeoning, I will be bloodied but unbowed.” Prosecution spokesperson Rep. Renee Co […]...Keep on reading: Day 2 recap: Kill-threat video takes center stage in impeachment trial
2 hours agoA video of Vice President Sara Duterte saying she had ordered the killing of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was played before the Senate impeachment court on Tuesday, July 7, entering the record as evidence on the second day of her trial.
3 hours agoMANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis Escudero allowed the House prosecution to present a 2-minute clip of a more than 2-hour-long video of the alleged assassination threat made by Vice President Sara Duterte against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. The defense may, however, present the entire video during its term to present evidence. /atm...Keep on reading: WATCH: Clip of assassination threat shown at Sara Duterte trial
4 hours agoMANILA, Philippines — A nearly two-year-old video of Vice President Sara Duterte badmouthing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., saying she had imagined cutting his head, was played during the second day of Duterte’s impeachment trial. This comes during the House prosecution panel’s direct examination of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agent John Mark Calilung, who was the agent in charge of looking into Duterte’s proclamation that she had hired someone to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. After playing the clip of Duterte making the claim, counsel of the prosecution, Amando Ligutan asked Calilung how the investigation moved forward. READ: WATCH: Impeachment […]...Keep on reading: Sara Duterte trial: VP video on violent thoughts vs Marcos shown
5 hours agoMANILA, Philippines — A two-minute clip showing Vice President Sara Duterte threatening President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife, Liza, and his cousin, former Rep. Martin Romualdez, was played on the second day of the impeachment trial on Tuesday. Presiding impeachment judge Sen. Francis Escudero allowed a portion of the video to be played upon the request of the prosecutors despite opposition from the defense through Atty. Carlo Joaquin Narvasa. “We will not be showing the entire two-hour video. We will be presenting the relevant portion of the video,” said private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan. Ligutan said only two minutes and […]...Keep on reading: Sara Duterte's 'kill threat' video clip presented in impeachment trial
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