Senate cuts impeachment livestream over BIR data privacy concerns
Source: CDN Digital
Published on: 2026-10-09 11:04
MANILA, Philippines - The Senate cut its livestream of the first half of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial on Friday due to concerns about the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) officers's data privacy Presiding Officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero ruled to act after BIR chief of staff Atty. Anne Loraine Garcia-Marquez pointed out that the defense displayed Letters of Authority containing revenue officers' names. "The chair has already ordered the clerk of court to take down the original live stream and re-upload it with the redaction of the names of the revenue officers," Escudero told the court. READ: BIR witness back atop VP Sara trial lineup after surprise switch Earlier, Garcia-Marquez stressed that her colleagues' names should have been redacted from the LOAs prior to its presentation to the court. Escudero assured the witness and consulted with her prior to the ruling....
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