You didn’t disprove threat
Representative Terry Ridon has challenged Vice President Sara Duterte's legal team to address the substance of impeachment allegations rather than focusing on document discrepancies. Ridon maintains that the core claims regarding threats made against President Marcos and his family remain valid regardless of administrative errors in evidence.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing political instability and high-stakes impeachment proceedings involving the Philippines' executive branch.
MANILA, Philippines - Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon has challenged Vice President Sara Duterte's lawyers to do better when cross-examining witnesses in the impeachment trial, saying that their questions failed to result in answers that will disprove the existence of threats against ranking officials.
The article reports on a specific political challenge and quotes a lawmaker directly without taking a stance on the validity of the impeachment.
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