Madriaga, subpoenaed officials attend Sara Duterte impeachment hearing

The House justice committee resumed Tuesday its hearing on the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte. 

Ramil Madriaga, who identified himself as a former aide and alleged bagman of Duterte, arrived at the House of Representatives for the first time to testify in the proceedings.

According to a report of GMA News’ Bam Alegre on Unang Balita, Madriaga reached the Batasang Pambansa Complex before 7 a.m. It was less than an hour after leaving his detention center in Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City around 6 a.m.

He was escorted by a convoy composed of personnel from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and House security.

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Present in the hearing are Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Charlito Martin Mendoza, Commission on Audit (COA) State Auditor V Atty. Gloria Camora, and lawyer Cynthia Viñas-Pantonal, who were subpoenaed by the House committee last week. 

Also in attendance are Duterte's legal counsel Atty Michael Poa, Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano, NBI Director Atty. Melvin Matibag, PSA Assistant National Statistician Engr. Marizza Grande.

Complainants Father Joel Saballa and Atty Nathaniel Cabrera also attended the hearing.

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—AOL, GMA News