Padilla asks NBI exec if he knows Islam amid BARMM assignment

MANILA, Philippines — Senator-judge Robinhood Padilla has asked the prosecution’s witness for the impeachment trial — the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) regional director assigned to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) — if he is knowledgeable in Islam.

During the fifth day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Tuesday, Padilla raised ...