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Escudero intervenes as Duterte impeachment lawyers clash over court decorum

Senate impeachment court presiding officer Francis Escudero intervened during Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial after private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan and defence counsel Kristine Ferrer clashed over courtroom decorum. Kapunan joked about restraining herself from ‘spanking’ Ferrer, prompting Escudero to urge both sides to lower tensions.