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No victory yet in impeachment trial, says prosecution

The prosecution team of the House of Representatives says there is no victory to be claimed yet in the Impeachment Trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, stressing that they are only pleased to present evidence, House legal spokesman and private prosecutor Benjamin Tolosa Jr. told reporters at the prosecution's press briefing at the Senate on July 8, 2026. National Bureau of Investigation Senior Agent John Mark Calilung who authenticated the video of the press briefing of Vice President Sara Duterte last November 2024 faces cross-examination from the defense.

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Transcript
00:00First of all, the prosecution is not claiming victory at this early stage.
00:06As we stated, we just said that we're pleased with how the first day of presentation of the witness went.
00:11Because despite the repeated attempts to stop us from presenting our evidence, we prevailed and were able to do that.
00:20Now, to be fair, to the other party, they were just doing their job.
00:31We expected that they would raise objections.
00:35But fortunately, on our side, we were able to counter them and the impeachment court allowed us to present our
00:43evidence.
00:44So, naninawala ko kami ito, hindi ito paramihan ng objections at paramihan ng favorable rulings, some objections na ito, patibayan
00:55ko na ebidensya ito.
00:56And that's our goal.
00:59Malakas po kasi ang kiliti ni Komsia.
01:01So, medyo nakiliti siya kahapon.
01:04Kasi, alam naman po natin, halos magdadalawang taong ito ito bago nag-upisa yung trial.
01:11So, yung pagkasabi niya ng panalo, the mere fact na magpipresenta na po yung ebidensya, magkakaroon na ng trial is
01:21a victory in itself.
01:22Klaro naman po yun sa prosecution, sa sentiments po ng mga sentiment survey, sa iba't ibang survey.
01:33Kansya ko po, kinilig siya ng ponte.
01:35Pero, again, as explained by Atty. Tolosa, mahaba ko yung proseso.
01:43Kung baga, these are the early steps.
01:45And sabi nga po, maganda na po na tumakat po na po itong ating impeachment.
01:51It's a big first step for every Filipino.
01:55I'm worried. Nasa discante nila yan.
01:57Tulad nga nagsinabi namin sa iyo kanina.
01:59Diba?
02:00They're doing their job, no?
02:02They'll do their job.
02:03They'll try to object our questions.
02:05And we'll do ours.
02:06Which is to present evidence.
02:08Diba?
02:09Okay. Let's listen.
02:12If it goes the same way that it went yesterday, then I'm sure the defense will make some adjustments.
02:21They want to have a good day or so. Diba?
02:23Okay. Thank you, Kong. Thank you.
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