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August 12, 2005 - 12:00am
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The 11-member House of Representatives prosecution panel and the legal defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte submitted their respective pre-trial briefs yesterday, setting the stage for a pre-trial conference on June 18 as scheduled.
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