Kapunan: Evidence filed early to prevent delays in Nov. 9 VP trial

Inquirer.net - Oct 21, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The House prosecution panel filed its formal offer of evidence on Tuesday, deliberately ahead of the Oct. 23 deadline to prevent procedural delays from disrupting the resumption of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte’s impeachment trial on Nov. 9, according to private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan. “It hasn’t been a break for us, really,

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