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Corporate Counsel Set to Testify in VP Duterte Impeachment Trial
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte will present a corporate counsel as its third witness in the ongoing impeachment proceedings. Atty. Suzette Balucanag-Punay, representing GenCorp Industries and Metro City Chow Foods, is expected to take the stand following a postponement of her earlier scheduled testimony.
LSN Philippines ·
MANILA – The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte entered its 42nd day of proceedings as the defense camp prepared to call corporate counsel Atty. Suzette Balucanag-Punay to testify on Wednesday.
Babucanag-Punay, representing GenCorp Industries, Inc. and Metro City Chow Foods Corp., will serve as the third witness for the VP's defense team. Her appearance comes after her initial testimony date was postponed, pushing back her participation in the high-profile case.
The corporate counsel's testimony is expected to address matters related to the two companies, though specific details of her intended remarks remain undisclosed. The defense team has not publicly indicated what aspects of their case she will address or which allegations her testimony will seek to counter.
The trial continues as both prosecution and defense teams work through their respective witness lists. The case represents one of the most significant legal proceedings involving a sitting Philippine official in recent years.