Impeachment court allows AMLC exec to testify despite defense objection

MANILA, Philippines – The Senate impeachment court on Monday denied the motion of Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team to exclude as a witness an Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) official expected to testify about Duterte’s alleged suspicious transactions flagged by the agency. Presiding officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero made the ruling after defense counsel Atty. Mark