Barbers: Blue ribbon talks meant to divert attention from impeachment

MANILA, Philippines — The hearing of the Senate blue ribbon committee which featured claims from the alleged 18 Marine officers is only meant to divert attention from Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment, former Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers said on Thursday. In a statement, Barbers said that the proper forum to discuss the allegations from the 18 alleged Marines and their lawyer, Levy Baligod, is in court, and not during public hearings. However, even with this attempt to divert discussions from Duterte’s impeachment, Barbers said he is confident that the people “can discern that the show is about discrediting” the […]...

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