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Impeachment Trial - Day 9

On Day 9 of the impeachment trial, an NBI witness testified about the bureau's investigation into alleged threats connected to the Vice President, including subpoenas issued to her and others and the bureau's treatment of a public statement about an assassin as an extrajudicial admission. The prosecution concluded its presentation of evidence on the Article IV grave-threats charge, with the NBI Director as its final witness for that article. The presiding officer admitted the Lascañas affidavit only as open-source material, denied a defense motion to strike, and directed subpoenas for two former Land Bank managers; the trial resumes on July 29, 2026.

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Claims introduced or updated

  • One new standing claim card was added this session: "NBI chief: admission itself is betrayal of public trust" — NBI Director Melvin Matibag's testimony, as the prosecution's final witness for Article IV, that the Vice President's public admission itself constitutes betrayal of public trust.
  • The card "NBI's investigation of VP's alleged threat statements" was updated with an NBI witness's testimony that the bureau twice subpoenaed the Vice President and other personalities, that none attended, and that the bureau treats her public statement about having contracted or spoken with an assassin as an extrajudicial admission that a person was contracted.
  • The card "Basis of NBI's inciting to sedition case" was updated with testimony tying a special task force formed after the case involving Mayor Baste Duterte to an internal agreement to weigh grave-threat and inciting-to-sedition charges, alongside Senator-judge Panfilo Lacson's question about the differing treatment of the Vice President and Mayor Baste Duterte.
  • The card "Lascañas affidavit on Oplan Tokhang" was updated to reflect the presiding officer's ruling that the affidavit was admitted only as part of the NBI's open-source investigation and not for the truth of its contents, following a defense challenge to its unsigned and unnotarized state.
  • The card "Ruling limits witness opinions on legal elements" was updated with the presiding officer's denial of the defense's motion to strike the witness's interpretative testimony, on the ground that the witness was qualified as an NBI director, a legal professional, and a former law dean.
  • The card "The Article IV grave-threats charge" was updated with testimony that the October 2024 press conference and a video, marked as Exhibit D-4-53, were weighed as factors in an alleged pattern of violence rather than as a standalone grave and serious threat.

Evidence & exhibits

  • The October 2024 press conference and an accompanying video, cited as the source of the finding that the then-Vice President spoke of cutting off someone's head, were marked as Exhibit D-4-53.
  • A document purporting to be Arturo Lascañas's affidavit was admitted into the record as part of the NBI's open-source investigation.
  • The witness testified that the NBI twice subpoenaed the Vice President and other personalities, none of whom attended, and that he himself appeared under both a subpoena duces tecum and a subpoena ad testificandum.
  • The defense counsel referenced the Dempsey Reyes interview of the Philippine Daily Inquirer as part of Annex G9 of the Articles of Impeachment.

Court rulings

  • The presiding officer ruled that the document purporting to be Arturo Lascañas's affidavit was admitted only as part of the NBI's open-source investigation and not as proof of its authenticity or the truth of its contents.
  • The presiding officer denied the defense counsel's motion to strike the witness's testimony, ruling that the interpretative answer could remain because of the witness's qualifications.
  • The presiding officer directed the clerk of court to issue subpoenas to former Land Bank manager Violeta Constantino and former branch manager Nanita Camposano for the resumption of trial on July 29, 2026 at 10 a.m.
  • The presiding officer reminded the parties of Article 18 on comments and disclosures, noting that counsel for both parties serve as spokespersons, and stated that the court will monitor statements issued by counsel.
  • The presiding officer noted that the pre-trial order allotted 11 days for the prosecution's presentation of Article IV, that 9 days had been used, leaving the proceedings two days ahead of the timetable, and adjourned the trial until July 29, 2026.

Open questions

  • What testimony will former Land Bank managers Violeta Constantino and Nanita Camposano give when the trial resumes on July 29, 2026?
  • How will the impeachment court treat the NBI's confidential records, which the witness said he cannot share publicly and would produce only if allowed by law?
  • What will become of the resolution on the alleged-threats investigation that the witness said is pending before the Department of Justice?
  • Will the NBI's inquiry into an alleged transnational or foreign dimension of the claimed assassination plot yield further evidence for the record?

Claims updated in this session