Ligutan on Social Media Post: ‘Teacher’s Instinct’; Escudero: ‘Unbundle and Decouple It’

Ligutan on social media post: ‘Teacher’s instinct’; Escudero: ‘Unbundle and decouple it’

MindaNews / 26 August 2026 – Prosecution counsel Amando Ligutan told the impeachment court Wednesday it was his “teacher’s instinct that prompted him to correct via a Facebook post a statement made by defense counsel Kristine Ferrer that it is allowed to ask misleading questions. Ligutan defended his post saying he was concerned that the statement might go unchecked. “My teacher’s instinct kicked in.” “Why post on Facebook? Why not? Yes, I am a …

Prosecutor Ligutan stands by viral Facebook post, says 'teacher's instinct kicked in'

Private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan insisted on proprietary of his Facebook post two weeks ago, even as it ultimately became the reason why the Senate impeachment court laid down stricter rules on public statements by the parties in Vice President Sara Duterte's trial.“Correcting a mistake is never wrong. Doing it while a hearing is on-going, online, does not make it not right. Ang pagtatama ng mali ay kailanman hindi ipinagbabawal. Kahit s…

Ligutan tells defense: Post not for you, but for law students, public

Ligutan said nothing in his post was personal, noting that he intended to clarify to the public that misleading questions are not allowed.

Ligutan on misleading questions issue: 'It's not personal, it's about the law'

Private prosecutor Amando Ligutan on Wednesday maintained that his social media post about misleading questions during the impeachment trial was not personal and was simply about the law that lawyers must follow.