CEBU CITY – -More than P40 million worth of suspected shabu were seized and three drug suspects were arrested in separate anti-narcotics operations in Lapu-Lapu City on Friday, October 1. First to fall was 40-year-old Esterlita Millanes, who was arrested shortly before 3 p.m. in Barangay Sangi, Lap
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A hostile witness “is called by an adverse party to testify in a case and may be expected to be biased in his testimony against the adverse party.”
Osmeña is facing six graft charges for withholding the releases of the real property tax (RPT) shares of a barangay for two quarters in 2014 and for the 2015 fiscal year.
In his motion, Osmeña said Rivera should be declared as a hostile witness. However, he said he will dispense with Rivera’s testimony if the prosecution admits to the truthfulness of certain statements, like on his order to Rivera to put on hold the release of the RPTs because of a boundary dispute between Barangay Daanglungsod and Barangay Sangi in Toledo City.