Prosecutors, Palace dare VP Duterte’s team: Prove ‘Romanov’
House prosecutors and the Malacañang palace are challenging Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team to provide evidence for 'Operation Romanov,' an alleged assassination plot. The defense claims this operation provides context for Duterte's recent threats against President Marcos and other officials.
Why it matters
The impeachment trial of a high-ranking official in the Philippines carries significant implications for the country's political stability and the future of the current administration.
VIDEO VERIFIER: House prosecutors in the Vice President's impeachment trial remain confident that the cross-examination of their first witness, Senior Agent John Mark Calilung of the National Bureau of Investigation (right, in beige jacket), failed to weaken his testimony on Wednesday. - Photo by Ni o Jesus Orbeta | INQUIRER MANILA, Philippines - Malaca ang and the House prosecutors in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte challenged her defense lawyers to prove the existence of "Operation Romanov," the alleged assassination plot against her, whose mention during a 2024 online press conference supposedly triggered - and "justified" - her threatening statements against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former Speaker Martin Romualdez.
The article reports on the conflicting claims of both the prosecution and defense without taking a definitive stance on the validity of the 'Romanov' plot.
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