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.
The Comelec is encouraging local and international observers to monitor the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections to help strengthen election integrity.
Comelec targets completing the printing of more than 2.3 million official ballots for the Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections within the next one to two weeks.
House prosecution panel spokespersons said the prosecution will continue performing its duties despite political pressure surrounding the impeachment trial.
House prosecution panel spokesperson Robert Ace Barbers said Vice President Sara Duterte's 32.2 million votes do not exempt any public official from constitutional accountability.