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Duterte impeachment trial: Who is defense counsel Roberto Batungbacal?

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Duterte impeachment trial: Who is defense counsel Roberto Batungbacal? — Defense lawyer Roberto Batungbacal Screenshot from Senate of the Philippines livestream

MANILA, Philippines – Among Vice President Sara Duterte’s lawyers before the Senate impeachment court is Roberto Narvasa Batungbacal.

Batungbacal is a partner of Bodota & Batungbacal Law Offices, which he manages with fellow defense counsel, lawyer Ralph Bodota.

He is also the grandson of the late former Chief Justice Andres Narvasa.

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Batungbacal was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2020 after earning degrees in Management Economics and Law from Ateneo de Manila University.

Based on his firm’s website, Batungbacal’s work and accomplishments include representing various clients in different practice areas, as well as being part of teams that drafted and filed petitions before the Supreme Court that resulted in landmark decisions.

Duterte is facing the impeachment trial amid allegations of misusing confidential funds, unexplained wealth, bribery and grave threats./dp

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