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The Supreme Court of the Philippines.House Prosecution Panel in Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial is weighing whether or not to present Ramil Madriaga, the man who claims to have been a former aide of the Vice President and who allegedly delivered cash to some individuals for the official.Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro, the lead prosecutor, said presenting Madriaga in the trial depends on the testimony of the witness who will testify before him.ecurity concerns surrounding Ramil Madriaga have taken on greater weight in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte, with a House justice panel member saying his participation is consequential to the committee’s evaluation of key portions of the complaint.Lanao del Sur 1st District Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong said the panel is expecting not just subpoenaed documents in the next hearing on April 14, but also an update from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on how it is handling Madriaga’s situation.A second perjury complaint filed by Vice President Sara Duterte against Ramil Madriaga gives him another legal forum to defend statements cited as evidence in an impeachment complaint against her, his lawyers said Tuesday.Every proceeding carries its own evidentiary threshold. We welcome the opportunity to confront these accusations at every stage and under every applicable quantum of evidence,” the law firm Palad Lauron Palad & Te said in a statement.Duterte filed the complaint Monday before the Taguig City Prosecutor’s Office, accusing Madriaga of making false statements in his 11 April supplemental affidavit.The complaint, filed under Article 183 of the Revised Penal Code, runs to about 1,000 pages and includes Duterte’s sworn testimony, statements from 12 corroborating witnesses, government documents and certifications, as well as messages, photographs and public records.