MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution team of the House of Representatives gave its performance at the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte a score of 10, saying that it "achieved all its objectives.”
"[From] one to 10, I would say that we are 10 over 10,” Rep. Gerville Luistro, the lead prosecutor, said in an interview with the ABS-CBN News Channel.
The first week of the trial focused on the testimony of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) special agent John Mark Calilung, who testified on the authenticity of the Zoom press conference where Duterte made threats to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., first lady Liza Marcos, and former speaker Martin Romualdez.
Luistro said the first three days were the most challenging because the prosecution had to anticipate every possible scenario.
"We do not know yet what kind of engagement we are going to have, what kind of encounters we are going to have, whether our concerns will be addressed and favorably acted upon by the impeachment court,” the Batangas lawmaker said.
Luistro said the prosecution met every objective it had set for each day of the trial amid their perceived difficulties.
She said that they were able to reach their goal on the opening day to explain why the impeachment trial matters beyond the parties involved.
"Without dwelling into the specifics of the merits, the questions of the defense did not establish anything that will destroy the testimony that has been presented during Day 2 of the impeachment trial,” Luistro said.
