Duterte trial: Ex-law school dean declines to testify as defense witness

DUMAGUETE CITY — Former University of St. La Salle (USLS) law dean Ralph Sarmiento has declined to testify as a defense witness in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. “Hindi po ako pwede tumestigo as a witness for either side,” he said. (I cannot testify as a witness for either side.) Sarmiento cited the need to preserve the independence of his constitutional law scholarship and the impartiality of his legal opinions. READ: Sara Duterte camp: Prosecution evidence ‘inadmissible’ in Senate trial In an official public statement posted on his Facebook page early Thursday, Nov. 5, Sarmiento thanked Duterte’s defense […]...Keep on reading: Duterte trial: Ex-law school dean declines to testify as defense witness

Nov 5, 2026 - 08:30
Duterte trial: Ex-law school dean declines to testify as defense witness
DUMAGUETE CITY — Former University of St. La Salle (USLS) law dean Ralph Sarmiento has declined to testify as a defense witness in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. “Hindi po ako pwede tumestigo as a witness for either side,” he said. (I cannot testify as a witness for either side.) Sarmiento cited the need to preserve the independence of his constitutional law scholarship and the impartiality of his legal opinions. READ: Sara Duterte camp: Prosecution evidence ‘inadmissible’ in Senate trial In an official public statement posted on his Facebook page early Thursday, Nov. 5, Sarmiento thanked Duterte’s defense […]...

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