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WATCH: House prosecution spokesperson Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong explained the decision in a press conference on Wednesday, July 15 to drop Office of the Vice President (OVP) Chief of Staff Atty. Zuleika Lopez and House Legislative Security Bureau Executive Director Capt. Belinda Bello as impeachment witnesses.

According to Adiong, the move was based on the strength of the evidence already presented, with Lopez's testimony deemed unnecessary and Bello's expected testimony considered merely corroborative. He added that removing the two witnesses would also help expedite the impeachment proceedings and avoid consuming unnecessary time. (Video courtesy of House of Representatives)

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00:00Good morning po.
00:02Yun pong pag-atres ng prosecution panel sa mga testigong sina Atty. Lopez and Bellio ay parang patunay na hindi
00:10na pag-isipang mabuti ng prosecution ito bago sila ginawang testigo
00:16at natatakot lang ang prosecution panel na baka sa halip na makatulong ay makasama pa po sa kaso other article
00:244 ng impeachment.
00:27Actually, without giving too much information from the prosecutors here, it's actually the opposite.
00:34It's the opposite why we decided not to dispense with the testimony of Atty. Zulaika and Ms. Bellio.
00:42Precis because we think it over and we have decided na pag-usapan talaga na yun talaga yung proper na
00:49way to move forward.
00:50Unang-una, we don't want to consume too much time of the court kasi ang mismong respondent also deserves expeduous
01:00trial.
01:02Pangalawa, gusto rin natin, again, binabalikan po natin ito, na gusto natin ang may latag na kaso or ang argument
01:10na pag-explain natin sa articles ng ating kaso ay mas maintindihan ng maayos ng ating mga taong bayan.
01:17Kung nailatag naman po yung draft, dapat na rason kung bakit ipapatawag sana natin si Atty. Zulaika at si Captain
01:27Bellio ng mga una-unang testimonya ni Mr. Lotok ay para sa amin,
01:33it is proper and it is more convenient for the court to dispense with the presentation of Atty. Zulaika and
01:42Ms. Bellio.
01:43So, your question, hindi ba napag-usapan? Actually, it's the opposite. Pinag-isipan ng mas maayos.
01:47Padang-isipan ng mas maayos.
02:02You
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