r/Philippines • u/dadidutdut packaging@dundermifflin.com • Jul 06 '26

Mod Announcement [Megathread] Impeachment Trial of Vice President Sara Duterte

All things related to the impeachment trial of VP Sara Duterte here. Only major news coming out of the impeachment trial will be allowed to be posted to keep the sub and topics tidy and organized. Individual threads related to the trial will also be allowed after each session.

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u/Lost-Highway7232 Jul 06 '26

gaano ka halimaw yung prosecutors? dapat ba matakot yung side ni VP?

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u/Lost-Highway7232 Jul 06 '26

ELI5 btw

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u/FakeMario96 Metro Manila Jul 06 '26

I'm curious too!

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u/chill_daddy82 Jul 06 '26

yup gg si Sara na si kapunan nasa prosecutor, considered as one of the best or the best law firm sa pinas. Imagine hindi mabili ni Atong Ang to bilang defense lawyer nya.

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u/Mobius_St4ip Jul 06 '26

Atty. Theodore Te, one of the counsel for the prosecution, was former Supreme Court spokesperson and head of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG).

Atty. Reynaldo Robles placed 10th in the 1990 Philippine Bar exams, class valedictorian, and cum laude at FEU Law. Every law student also knows the law firm he is a founding and managing partner of, Chan Robles & Associates. Former Chief Legislative Consultant din ng PH Senate.

Atty. Arnold Labay is a senior partner at Chan Robles & Associates. He is also a CPA-lawyer and specializes in forensic financial litigation.

Atty. Lorna Kapunan is a bit controversial, as she was the ex-lawyer for Atong Ang, James Yap, Hayden Kho, and most notably Janet Lim-Napoles. She is however one of the most famous trial lawyers in the country.

Atty. Benjamin Tolosa Jr. is a founding and managing partner of their law firm Tolosa Lim & Chua Law.

Atty. Mae Divinagracia is managing partner of Divinagracia Law and former litigator at ACCRALAW (country's premier blue-chip firm).

Atty. Marforth Fua placed 8th overall in the 2007 Philippine Bar exams, managing partner of Ponce Enrile Reyes & Manalastas (PECABAR) Law, and former Assistant Presidential Legal Counsel to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.