Manila, July 14 -- House impeachment adviser and spokesperson Robert Ace Barbers on Tuesday urged the public to keep its attention on the evidence presented before the Impeachment Court hearing Vice President Sara Duterte's case, saying the proceedings should be decided on the facts and the Constitution - not on alleged clerical imperfections in investigative documents.

"Hindi po spelling contest ang impeachment trial. Ang tanong ay hindi kung may typo. Ang tanong ay kung naapektuhan ba nito ang ebidensiya [The impeachment trial is not a spelling contest. What matters is not whether there is a typo but whether it affects the evidence]," Barbers said in a statement.

"Hindi nagbabago ang katotohanan dahil lamang sa isang maling spelling ...