Duterte impeachment trial: Defense says CF payee names are ‘aliases’

MANILA, Philippines — For the first time since the impeachment proceedings started in July, Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team stated that the names of those who signed acknowledgment receipts (AR) for confidential fund (CF) payments are “aliases.” Defense counsel Justin Gular made the revelation during Duterte’s trial on Monday when asked by Senator-judge Risa