Gina Acosta turns emotional when asked about husband's health status

Former Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer Gina Acosta on Monday broke down in tears while testifying during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte when asked about the health condition of her husband.

This, after Senator-Judge Imee Marcos asked Acosta how her husband is currently doing.

“Kumusta ang asawa ninyo na binisita ninyo? Alam ko undergoing treatment sa Davao,” Marcos said.

(How is your husband whom you visited? I know he is undergoing treatment in Davao.)

“Hindi po maganda, maam. I’m sorry,” Acosta answered, turning emotional.

Senate impeachment court presiding officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero gave Acosta a few minutes to recompose herself before letting other senator-judges continue with their interjections.

During the redirect examination, Acosta said she went home to Davao City two weeks ago to visit her husband.

She said that while in Davao City, she was able to talk with defense counsel Lindon Bacquel.

Private prosecutor Amando Ligutan then asked her what she and Bacquel discussed.

“Natanong ko lang sa kanya kung…what is the proceedings kung sa Senate hearing,” Acosta answered.

(I just asked him what the proceedings for the Senate hearing are.)

She, however, said she was not informed by Bacquel of the questions he will be asking her during the trial.

Acosta is a witness for Article 1 of the impeachment case, which accuses the Vice President of committing impeachable offenses due to systematic misappropriation and irregular liquidation of confidential funds amounting to P500 million released to the OVP and P112.5 million released to the Department of Education (DepEd) during her tenure as Education chief.—AOL, GMA News