LIVE: House Prosecution Panel holds press briefing on VP Sara Duterte's Impeachment Trial | July 15

The House Prosecution Panel holds a press briefing to provide updates on the ongoing impeachment trial of the Vice President. Lead prosecutors Rep. Jinky Bitrix Luistro and Rep. Lawrence Defensor, along with private counsels Atty. Lorna Kapunan and Atty. Chel Diokno, explain the strategic decision to withdraw five witnesses for Article 4 (Threats), asserting that the evidence presented is already "airtight." The panel also discusses the transition to Article 1 regarding Confidential Funds, the importance of "preterm" bank documents, and their response to the defense's attempts to block BIR and AMLC records. Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:01 - Introduction of the House Prosecution Panel 0:04:03 - Opening Statement: Positive outlook on oral arguments 0:05:00 - Request for Subpoenas: Bank documents, AMLC, and BIR records 0:05:10 - Why the prosecution withdrew 5 witnesses for Article 4 0:06:00 - NBI Director Melvin Matibag to testify on Tuesday 0:06:10 - Moving forward: Presentation of evidence for Confidential Funds 0:07:18 - Is it the right time to stop presenting witnesses for Article 4? 0:08:47 - Schedule update: Why Matibag's testimony was moved 0:10:45 - Slow pace of trial: Who benefits? 0:12:47 - Atty. Lorna Kapunan on why a psychiatrist/sheriff is no longer needed 0:14:52 - Proving ‘violent tendencies’ through video facts 0:18:45 - Refuting claims that withdrawing witnesses shows a weak case 0:21:40 - Call for balance: Manifestations of Senator-Judges 0:29:10 - Precedent: The Corona trial and bank record subpoenas 0:31:00 - The relevance of ‘Preterm Documents’ in impeachment 0:35:00 - Kapunan to Defense: "If you are innocent, why block the evidence?" 0:37:05 - Target Timeline: Hitting the finish line before Christmas 0:41:15 - Responding to critics: "Hate us, but don't be indifferent" 0:44:18 - Closing Remarks: Importance of public involvement 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 #ImpeachmentTrialPH #PoliticsPH #ConfidentialFunds #ChelDiokno #LornaKapunan #Accountability #ABSCBNNews