Impeach court junks plea to admit COA docs as proof in ‘unexplained wealth’

Inquirer.net - Nov 6, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court has denied the prosecution’s request to admit the Commission on Audit (COA) documents as evidence in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. The prosecution hoped to corroborate the COA documents for Article II, or Duterte’s alleged unexplained wealth, despite presenting the exhibits in Article I, or the vice

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