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Sandiganbayan denies plea of Toledo City ex-mayor to allow hostile witness in his case


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A hostile witness “is called by an adverse party to testify in a case and may be expected to be biased in his testimony against the adverse party.”
Osmeña is facing six graft charges for withholding the releases of the real property tax (RPT) shares of a barangay for two quarters in 2014 and for the 2015 fiscal year.
In his motion, Osmeña said Rivera should be declared as a hostile witness. However, he said he will dispense with Rivera’s testimony if the prosecution admits to the truthfulness of certain statements, like on his order to Rivera to put on hold the release of the RPTs because of a boundary dispute between Barangay Daanglungsod and Barangay Sangi in Toledo City. ....

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Medical students haven't been deterred by the stress of Covid on hospitals and staff — they are eager to help


Medical students haven t been deterred by the stress of Covid on hospitals and staff they are eager to help
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Chika Okeke is a med student at University California, Irvine School of Medicine. She is also a Leadership Education to Advance Diversity–African, Black, and Caribbean (LEAD-ABC) Scholar.
As we head into the second year of the coronavirus pandemic, health-care workers have been applauded as heroes for fighting an unpredictable and deadly virus. It s taken a toll on them physically and mentally, yet applications to medical schools for the 2021 academic year have surged by 18%, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. ....

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