PHDuring the first day of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial, her lead counsel, Sheila Sison, was reprimanded twice for violating procedural rules. The presiding officer, Senator Francis Escudero, intervened when Sison and Representative Gerville Luistro engaged in simultaneous debate over the prosecution's motion to read the four articles of impeachment and for Duterte to plead guilty or not guilty. Escudero instructed both sides to direct their remarks to him rather than engage directly with opposing counsel. Later, Representative Chel Diokno accused Sison of improperly attempting to question the prosecution, asserting that only the court has authority to ask such questions. Sison defended her actions by stating she was addressing the presiding officer. Escudero acknowledged the exchange but deferred further discussion on witness testimony until later.
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