Private prosecutor Amando Ligutan on Wednesday maintained that his social media post about misleading questions during the impeachment trial was not personal and was simply about the law that lawyers must follow.
On the 19th day of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Ligutan explained that, as a teacher for almost 20 years, he felt the need to correct what he believed was wrong.
“Why post it on Facebook? Your honors, why not? Yes, I am a lawyer, but more than just a lawyer, first and foremost, I am a teacher,” he said.
“Ang pagtuturo, ang pagtatama ng mali, ay walang pinipiling lugar at walang pinipiling panahon (teaching and correcting what’s wrong pick no specific place or time). That’s why I made that post—I was...