MANILA, June 1 -- The House prosecution panel has fine-tuned its trial preparations by reassigning lead prosecutors for two of the four articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Z. Duterte, a move aimed at further enhancing the team's readiness ahead of the expected pretrial proceedings before the Senate impeachment court.

Speaking during a press conference on Monday, lead prosecutor and Batangas Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro announced that Manila Rep. Joel Chua will now head the prosecution team handling the article on the alleged misuse of PHP612.5 million confidential funds, while Bukidnon Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores will lead the article on alleged bribery.

The leadership assignments for the remaining two articles ...