Fifteen representatives from banking and insurance companies were ready to testify as House prosecutors pursued financial records in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.
Witnesses in the impeachment trial do not automatically receive immunity, but complying with a lawful subpoena may provide a defense against later criminal liability.
An OCTA Research survey found that 43 percent of adult Filipinos consider bribery the most serious impeachment charge against Vice President Sara Duterte.