The Senate impeachment court continues hearings into Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged unexplained wealth, with prosecution witnesses presenting financial and transaction records. On Day 33 and into later days, the proceedings focus on a reported P4.4 billion transaction trail linked to Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, after the court allowed AMLC evidence to be used.
Across outlets, coverage shows the prosecution calling bank representatives to identify accounts and discuss balances and records. On Day 35, multiple banks including Asia United Bank, Philippine Savings Bank, Metrobank, Security Bank, BPI, PNB, and BDO testified regarding accounts associated with Duterte and Carpio, as well as other covered family-related holdings. The reports also note that the prosecution characterizes parts of the transactions as “suspicious,” and ties them to alleged discrepancies with Duterte’s SALN.
For Day 36, outlets say the House prosecution panel plans to present a witness from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), described as BIR chief of staff Anne Loraine Garcia-Marquez, to testify on Article 2 of the impeachment complaint. Another outlet preview focuses on what to expect from the BIR witness as the trial proceeds.
