MANILA, Philippines — Former Office of the Vice President (OVP) Special Disbursing Officer Gina Acosta took the stand as the House prosecution’s first hostile witness in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. A hostile witness refers to a person called to testify by a party despite being against them. In these cases where a hostile witness is presented, leading questions are allowed in the direct examinations. READ: WATCH: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Aug. 17, 2026 According to private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan, the prosecution presented Acosta to prove that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) spent P125 million in […]...Keep on reading: Former OVP officer takes stand as prosecution's 1st hostile witness