Duterte impeachment trial: Senate junks bid vs AMLC report

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate Impeachment Court has junked the defense panel’s opposition to the prosecution’s request for a subpoena of the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) report on Vice President Sara Duterte’s financial transactions, saying precedent allows courts and Congress to access such records.

Toward the end of Monday’s trial, Presiding Officer and Senator-Judge Francis ...