Sara Duterte Impeachment Trial Day 21 LIVE: Army Officers Crucial Testimony in Senate Trial | N18G

Sara Duterte Impeachment Trial LIVE | VP Sara Duterte Witness Testimony | Sara Duterte Impeachment Trial Sept 2nd, 2026 | CNBC TV18 MANILA, Philippines – Day 21 of the impeachment trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte opened with Office of the Vice President (OVP) Assistant Secretary Lemuel Ortonio appearing as a hostile witness. impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte started with Senate impeachment court presiding officer Francis Escudero saying that the pictures circulating on social media supposedly showing hostile witness and Assistant Secretary Lemuel Ortonio wearing an earpiece, were generated using artificial intelligence (AI). In addition, Escudero reminded the parties that every witness "must testify solely from his or her own knowledge, free from coaching or influence from counsel or any other person." Army colonels Manaros Boransing II and Magtanggol Panopio denied that they issued certifications attesting to the propriety of the Department of Education’s P15 million confidential fund spending in 2023. During questioning by private prosecutor Mae Divinagracia, Ortonio testified that the OVP requested P250 million in confidential funds in August 2022 and submitted its spending plan nearly a month later. The prosecution highlighted that the delayed submission was not consistent with the 2015 guidelines governing confidential and intelligence funds, which require allocations to be supported by physical and financial plans. Ortonio also testified that he accompanied then OVP special disbursing officer Gina Acosta when she withdrew P125 million in cash in four separate instances between 2022 and 2023. #philippinessenate #saraduterte #marcosjr #NBI #saradutertefor2028 #OVP #ConfidentialFunds #P250Million #P125Million #LemuelOrtonio #PhilippinePolitics #saradutertetrial #saradutertecase #FerdinandMarcosJr #Senate #philippinesvicepresident #duteret #ImpeachmentTrial #Philippines #PhilippineSenate #cnbctv18live -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sara Duterte impeachment trial live, Sara Duterte impeachment trial live news, Sara Duterte impeachment live updates, Sara Duterte impeachment hearing live, Sara Duterte impeachment case, Vice President Sara Duterte impeachment, Sara Duterte trial today, Sara Duterte Senate trial, Sara Duterte impeachment proceedings, Sara Duterte impeachment court, Sara Duterte impeachment latest news, Sara Duterte breaking news, Sara Duterte live coverage, Sara Duterte Senate impeachment trial, Sara Duterte trial live stream, Sara Duterte impeachment hearing today, Sara Duterte impeachment witnesses, Sara Duterte impeachment evidence, Sara Duterte impeachment defense, Sara Duterte impeachment prosecution, Sara Duterte impeachment court updates, Sara Duterte impeachment controversy, Sara Duterte impeachment Philippines, Philippines Vice President impeachment, Sara Duterte news today, Sara Duterte legal battle, Sara Duterte Senate hearing, Sara Duterte impeachment charges, Sara Duterte confidential funds case, Sara Duterte unexplained wealth allegations, Sara Duterte corruption allegations, Sara Duterte grave threats case, Sara Duterte Marcos threat allegations, Sara Duterte impeachment vote, Sara Duterte impeachment updates, Sara Duterte trial highlights, Sara Duterte impeachment livestream, Sara Duterte impeachment latest developments, Sara Duterte national news, Philippines politics news, Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Sara Duterte, Senate impeachment court Philippines, Chiz Escudero impeachment court, Sara Duterte trial analysis, Sara Duterte witness testimony, Sara Duterte impeachment timeline, Sara Duterte legal news, Sara Duterte political crisis, Sara Duterte trial recap, Sara Duterte impeachment headlines, Sara Duterte impeachment special coverage, Sara Duterte live blog, Sara Duterte impeachment day 5, Sara Duterte impeachment trial July 2026, Philippines impeachment trial live.