
House Impeachment Team Asserts No Need for Lachica Testimony in VP Duterte Case
Prosecution advisers state that Col. Raymund Dante Lachica's testimony is unnecessary to prove allegations that Vice President Sara Duterte misused confidential funds.
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Prosecution advisers state that Col. Raymund Dante Lachica's testimony is unnecessary to prove allegations that Vice President Sara Duterte misused confidential funds.

MANILA, Philippines — Army Col. Raymund Dante Lachica, whose name has repeatedly cropped up in the investigation of Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged misuse of confidential funds, has declared…

The House prosecution panel handling Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial has indicated it is not yet ready to call witnesses Ramil Madriaga and Col. Raymund Dante Lachica, stating that current documents and testimonies sufficiently address the allegations against her.

Philippine prosecutors have stated that calling former Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group head Col. Raymund Dante Lachica as a witness is unnecessary to prove their case. The decision marks a strategic shift in the trial’s evidentiary approach.