Sara Duterte camp skips House hearing over Luistro’s ‘mini trial’ remark

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s camp on Wednesday said they snubbed the House Committee on Justice hearing over its chairman’s use of the term “mini trial.” In a letter to Committee Chairperson and Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro, Duterte’s counsel said the panel was overstepping constitutional boundaries by calling a “mini-trial” a procedure meant