Too early to say if Sara Duterte will testify in own impeach trial —Poa

Defense team spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa said Monday that it is too early to discuss whether Vice President Sara Duterte will take the witness stand in her own impeachment trial.

Poa said this in an ambush interview minutes before the impeachment trial resumes after nearly a month-long suspension.

“Masyado pang maaga para pag-usapan po ‘yan. First day pa lang ng presentation namin,” the defense counsel said.

(It’s still too early to talk about that. It’s only the first day of our presentation.)

To recall, the House prosecution panel said last month that they intended to present the Vice President in her own impeachment trial.

Poa also said the defense is “ready” for the presentation of its own evidence, which is expected to begin today.

“We are ready for today. We are ready for the presentation of evidence, and we’re ready for the rest of the trial,” he said.

The defense is expected to present Davao City assessor, engineer Jaime Adalin, as its first witness in the trial. —AOL, GMA News