The House Committee on Justice may no longer need to call back several personalities who have already appeared in previous congressional hearings, as the panel moves to rely more on official transcripts and documentary records in its review of the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte.
Bukidnon Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores, vice chair of the Justice committee, indicated this when asked whether the panel would still summon those who have testified in previous proceedings.
“No more. I think they were asking for the transcript of the records,” Flores said in an interview.
That point is significant because it suggests the justice panel may try to avoid repeating testimony already given in earlier House proceedings, especially on matters that have already been taken up at length and recorded in official transcripts.
“l don’t remember any names being subpoenaed except for the two that I mentioned,” Flores noted, referring to Michael Poa, a former spokesperson of VP Duterte and part of her legal team, and a Commission on Audit lawyer.
Flores’ remarks also point to a narrower witness list at this stage of the proceedings, with the committee appearing more focused on gathering records already on file than reopening every thread through a fresh round of appearances.
