Senate takes down impeachment livestream after data privacy concerns

Source: Inquirer.net
Published on: 2026-10-09 10:51

MANILA, Philippines - The Senate took down its livestream of the first half of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial on Friday following concerns about the data privacy of Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) officers. Presiding officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero made a ruling after witness BIR chief of staff Atty. Anne Loraine Garcia-Marquez flagged that the Letters of Authority (LOAs) shown by the defense on-screen contained the names of revenue officers. "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: Defense flashes confidential BIR tax audit letters for Duterte, Carpio 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 witne...

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