'Short setback if Senate returns them'
The Philippine Senate plans to return sealed tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte to the House prosecution team. Officials describe the delay as a temporary setback in the ongoing impeachment proceedings.
Why it matters
Impacts the evidentiary process in a high-profile political impeachment case involving the Philippine Vice President.
Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro points to the box containing income tax documents from the Bureau of Internal Revenue during the House Justice Committee hearing on the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. INQUIRER.net photo by Grig C. Montegrande
Reports on procedural developments in a legal/political case using neutral language.
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