Bucoy hits Senate spox for inappropriate comment

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House prosecution spokesman Antonio Bucoy questioned whether Senate impeachment court spokesman Regie Tongol is lawyering for Vice President Sara Duterte, after Tongol suggested a legal strategy for the impeached official.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/06/20/lawyering-for-vp-duterte-bucoy-hits-senate-spox-for-inappropriate-comment  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manilabulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00For today's Manila Bulletin News Break,

00:05House Prosecution Panel Spokesman Antonio Bucoy on Thursday, June 20th,

00:09calls out Senate Impeachment Spokesman Attorney Reggie Tongol

00:13for suggesting a legal strategy for the impeached Vice President Sara Duterte.

00:19He later asks the question whether Tongol is actually lawyering for the impeached lady official.

00:25Bucoy calls out the Senate Spokesperson's remarks saying that his suggestion to dismiss the impeachment case

00:32if he were the Vice President was highly inappropriate.

00:36He said that Tongol is a spokesperson of the Senate,

00:40therefore it is assumed that he is speaking the minds of the members of the Upper House.

00:45The House Spokesperson said the prosecution is ready to pursue the trial and urges the public to remain vigilant,

00:51warning that the trial will test whether Senators will uphold the Constitution

00:56or keep making excuses to avoid a proper trial.

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