Duterte impeachment: Ex-law school dean declines to testify for defense

Inquirer.net - Nov 5, 2026

DUMAGUETE CITY — Former University of St. La Salle (USLS) law dean Ralph Sarmiento has declined to testify as a defense witness in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. “Hindi po ako pwede tumestigo as a witness for either side,” he said. (I cannot testify as a witness for either side.) Sarmiento cited

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