Lacson urges senator-judges: Practice discernment in VP trial

MANILA, Philippines — Senator-judge Panfilo Lacson on Friday urged his fellow senator-judges to exercise discernment in asking clarificatory questions, saying irrelevant queries are slowing the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.

According to Lacson, some questions raised during the proceedings are unrelated to the impeachment and only cause unnecessary delays while testing the patience ...