VP's lead counsel Sheila Sison called out twice for rule violation
During the first day of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial in the Philippines, lead counsel Sheila Sison was twice reprimanded for violating court rules. Presiding officer Senator Francis Escudero and prosecutor Chel Diokno both called out Sison for attempting to debate directly with opposing counsel rather than addressing the court.
Sheila Sison, lead counsel for Vice President Sara Duterte, on the first day of the impeachment trial on Monday, July 6, 2027. - Photo by Ni o Jesus Orbeta | INQUIRER MANILA, Philippines - Sheila Sison, the lead counsel for Vice President Sara Duterte, was called out twice for a rule violation on Monday, the first day of Duterte's impeachment trial.
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