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'PUPUKPUKIN KO SA ULO' Former judge and NBI Director Jaime Santiago could only laugh in disbelief and irritation over the defense counsel’s line of questioning during the cross-examination of NBI Director Melvin Matibag.

Jaime B. Santiago (born January 9, 1958) is a Filipino retired police officer, lawyer and retired court judge who previously served as director of the National Bureau of Investigation until his resignation in 2025.

"I couldn't help [but laugh] at the cross-examiner because he kept going back to the subpoena. The director had already said several times that he was not yet the director at that time," Santiago said in Filipino.

Read more at: https://tribune.net.ph/2026/07/22/ex-nbi-chief-backs-duterte-probe

u/tutorialplayer — 29 days ago