Event · 📍 Manila, Philippines · first report 05 Nov 2026, 00:09 UTC · latest 05 Nov 2026, 02:27 UTC
Sara Duterte’s lawyers: We respect Sarmiento’s refusal to testify
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- Independent origins: 2 from 3 reports
- Official source: none
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- 05 Nov 2026, 00:09 UTC First report: Inquirer
- 05 Nov 2026, 02:27 UTC New independent origin: Rappler
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Philippines (3)
- Inquirer 05 Nov 2026, 00:09 UTC
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 … - Inquirer 05 Nov 2026, 01:36 UTC
Sara Duterte’s lawyers: We respect Sarmiento’s refusal to testify
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s lawyers in her impeachment trial said on Thursday that they respect former law dean Ralph Sarmiento’s decision not to stand as a defense witness. Sarmiento declined the defense’s invitation to testify, saying it was necessary … - Rappler 05 Nov 2026, 02:27 UTC
Why Ralph Sarmiento refused to testify at Sara Duterte’s trial
The defense team had wanted the constitutional expert and former law dean to be their first witness in the Vice President's impeachment trial
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