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House prosecution panel mulls dropping bribery case vs Sara Duterte

MANILA, Philippines — The House prosecution panel is considering skipping the bribery case against Vice President Sara Duterte, public prosecutor Rep. Instead, the House may proceed with tackling Duterte's alleged unexplained wealth after it finishes its presentation on the vice president's alleged misuse of P612.5 million in confidential funds, Chua said.

House prosecution panel mulls dropping bribery case vs Sara Duterte

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MANILA, Philippines — The House prosecution panel is considering skipping the bribery case against Vice President Sara Duterte, public prosecutor Rep.

Instead, the House may proceed with tackling Duterte's alleged unexplained wealth after it finishes its presentation on the vice president's alleged misuse of P612.5 million in confidential funds, Chua said.

"We are considering dropping one article, so for now, pinagaaralan namin kung we will proceed na after next week sa unexplained [wealth], although wala pa talagang final, pero isa yan sa mga kinoconsider...

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MANILA, Philippines — The House prosecution panel is considering skipping the bribery case against Vice President Sara Duterte, public prosecutor Rep. Instead, the House may proceed with tackling Duterte's alleged unexplained wealth after it finishes its presentation on the vice president's alleged misuse of P612.5 million in confidential funds, Chua said. "We are considering dropping one article, so for now, pinagaaralan namin kung we will proceed na after next week sa unexplained [wealth], although wala pa talagang final, pero isa yan sa mga kinoconsider namin," he told the media.

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