During the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on July 22, 2026, Senator Robin Padilla urged prosecutors not to be one-sided and to focus on the truth.
During the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on July 22, 2026, Senator Robin Padilla questioned House lead prosecutor Gerville Luistro on witness credibility and urged the team not to be one-sided.
Luistro replied that the trial is adversarial and that prosecutors are expected to establish the case. She noted it would be surprising if the prosecution remained neutral.
In a July 23 Facebook post, Padilla emphasized that justice is impartial and that the prosecution's role is to pursue the truth and protect the innocent, while the defense safeguards human rights.