LIVE: VP Sara Duterte's defense team holds press briefing on Impeachment Trial | July 15, 2026

The defense team for Vice President Sara Duterte shares updates on the ongoing impeachment proceedings at the Senate. In this interview, the defense discusses the prosecution's decision to withdraw several witnesses for Article 4 and the legal arguments surrounding the subpoena of bank records. Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:05 - Defense lawyer on subjudice rule and VP statements 0:00:25 - Reacting to prosecution manifestations and public conditioning 0:01:38 - On prosecution withdrawing Article 4 witnesses 0:01:54 - Shifting focus to Article 1 and Director Matibag 0:02:43 - Will Atty. Zuleika Lopez be called for Article 1? 0:03:15 - Reacting to 'assassin' allegations from ex-NBI Director 0:03:55 - Due process: Why bank record subpoenas are being challenged 0:06:03 - Corona trial vs. current impeachment legal precedents 0:08:23 - On lawyer's style: Impromptu vs. reading speeches 0:09:18 - Preparations for next week's Senate trial 0:10:21 - Potential legal remedies after Monday's decision For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below:    • ABS-CBN News   For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below:    • Playlist   For more Breaking News & Live Coverage videos, click the link below:    • Breaking News & Live Coverage   For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below:    • The latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN ...   Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWantTFC for FREE here: http://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook:   / abscbnnews   Twitter:   / abscbnnews   Instagram:   / abscbnnews   #PhilippineNews #VPDuterte #ImpeachmentTrial #SenatePH #SaraDuterte #PHPolitics #JusticePH #LatestNewsPH #ImpeachmentUpdate #ABSCBNNews