Prosecutor touts AMLC chief's 85.75% Bar score in impeachment trial

GMA Network - Oct 5, 2026

Private prosecutor Mae Divinagracia on Monday highlighted the 85.75% Bar Exam score of prosecution witness Ronel Buenaventura, executive director of the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), noting that it was higher than the score of a lawyer whom she and Vice President Sara Duterte"s defense counsel Mark Vinluan know.

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