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House prosecutor Manila 3rd District Rep. Joel Chua called hostile witness Gina Acosta’s difficulty speaking and understanding Filipino an alleged strategy by the Office of the Vice President.

Chua said the language issue during Acosta’s testimony on Day 16 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial appeared intended to make it seem like she did not understand the questions being asked.

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/08/18/strategy-lang-chua-calls-vp-duterte-aide-acostas-bluff-on-language-difficulties

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00:00It's a strategy for it to be able to understand the questions that they need to be able to understand
00:08the questions.
00:10We didn't know what they wanted to do here, but when I called my attention,
00:17because I remember when I was a chairman, I was able to understand the questions that I was able to
00:24understand the questions.
00:29Biglang olopasa din, hindi na marunong mag-Tagalog, hindi na marunong mag-English.
00:35Nung napagalitan, saka lamang biglang gumaling mag-Tagalog, at saka nakakasagot na ng maayos.
00:41So, wala kaming nakikita dito, except strategy lang, mga kunyari, hindi niya nauunawaan yung mga tanong.
00:50At least nga naman, kung mali-mali yung kanya magiging sagot,
00:53ang sasabihin niya kasi iba'y pagkakaintindi niya at pagkakaunawa.
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