VP Duterte's camp challenges questioning of witness over China visits

Vice President Sara Duterte's spokesperson, lawyer Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr., denounced the cross-examination of defense witness Jamie Adalin on Monday, calling the line of questioning about the official's trips to China improper and unfair. Adalin, who serves as City Assessor of Davao City, was testifying in proceedings related to the Vice President. Panelo's objection underscores growing tensions in the legal matter, with the defense team arguing that questions regarding Adalin's international travel fall outside appropriate bounds of examination. The dispute highlights procedural disagreements between prosecution and defense as the case continues through the legal system. Officials from the Office of the Vice President have increasingly pushed back against what they characterize as overreach in questioning during witness testimony.