VP Sara Duterte impeachment trial: defense witnesses address GenCorp and Metro City Chow claims

GMA foregrounds the defense’s plan, emphasizing Michael Poa’s statement that future witnesses could address gaps in earlier testimony.

Inquirer.net leads with a specific challenge: it highlights that SALN is said not to prove GenCorp ownership, centering on defense counsel’s argument.

GMA emphasizes a categorical defense claim: Duterte did not participate in Metro City Chow’s transactions despite board and compensation-committee listings.

Inquirer.net highlights the contracts angle, leading with testimony that Duterte had no involvement in GenCorp’s Davao City procurement contracts.

Inquirer.net foregrounds a procedural development, focusing on the impeachment court allowing Balucanag-Punay to testify despite prosecution objections to her authority.

Inquirer.net centers on the governance/role distinction, emphasizing that Duterte was a director but allegedly had no active role in Metro City Chow operations.

GMA focuses on financial detail, highlighting testimony about Duterte’s “loose investment” and capital returns amount mentioned by a defense witness.

Inquirer.net leads with the court’s decision, focusing on how it limits attorney-client privilege in relation to information about two Duterte-linked companies.

Inquirer.net leads with repeated testimony that Duterte held no GenCorp shares or positions from 2022 to 2025, based on the corporate counsel’s answers.

GMA distills the GenCorp linkage into a headline claim of “zero stocks,” emphasizing the ownership/stockholding denial in the trial testimony.

Inquirer.net frames the day’s developments around the court allowing Duterte-linked firms’ counsel to testify, after prosecutors question her authorization.

Inquirer.net leads with a live-coverage framing of “Impeachment Day 42,” emphasizing day-by-day Senate deliberations and ongoing updates.

Inquirer.net stresses that despite talk of the trial nearing its end, defense testimony will continue to challenge the prosecution, including mention of about 25 planned witnesses.

Inquirer.net’s live update page highlights the specific third witness expected on November 11—corporate lawyer Suzette Balucanag-Punay.

Inquirer.net’s watch/preview format emphasizes the planned testimony of Suzette Balucanag-Punay and notes her appearance was postponed due to an MRI appointment.

Philstar frames the day as a live update and stresses the trial’s continuation around the “unexplained wealth” allegations and the defense’s next witness.

Interaksyon frames the prosecution effort as nearing its end by focusing attention on unexplained wealth as the core allegation, including a reference to dropping other charges.

Inquirer.net previews the witness order and postponement details for the corporate counsel taking the stand on Day 42, setting expectations for the testimony.

GMA News presents the resumption as a continuation focused on the defense presenting witnesses to rebut unexplained wealth claims.

GMA News Online leads with expectations for the day, stating the defense will present its fourth witness for Article II on unexplained wealth.

Inquirer.net emphasizes credibility and procedure, detailing how evasive answers and conflicting statements are testing the senator-judges’ patience and raising perjury/contempt concerns.

GMA News Online highlights courtroom enforcement (warnings against lying/mocking) and adds detail themes like salary differentials and witness accounting-firm ties.

Inquirer.net leads on day-to-day highlights, centering credibility and a defense witness’s admission about her role at a CPAs firm linked to entities associated with Duterte and her spouse.

Inquirer spotlights a single witness (Vingelin Bajan) and her admission about being a “partner in name,” framing it as rebuttal to claims of Davao City compensation.

Inquirer.net’s Ridon story spotlights explanation and context, emphasizing why defense witnesses may appear evasive and what is at stake for people in Davao.

Inquirer.net leads on prosecution objections, focusing on the prosecution’s questioning of the defense’s choice of witnesses to prove property declarations.

Inquirer highlights Senator-Judge Raffy Tulfo’s push for Duterte and her SALN preparer to testify, framing it as a remedy for alleged discrepancies.

GMA News Online spotlights a specific fact in its headline: Bajan confirming she traveled to China in late 2025.

PravdaReport spotlights courtroom conduct, focusing on senator-judges reprimanding a Davao assessor over allegedly evasive China travel testimony and potential contempt.

PravdaReport leads on credibility, describing a witness’s failure to confirm property identity as testimony shifts under pressure.

Inquirer.net emphasizes defense counsel Michael Poa’s position on timing, leading with the claim that it is too early to discuss calling Duterte as a witness.

GMA News Online leads with courtroom conduct, highlighting senator-judges warning Bajan of potential contempt for being evasive and slow to respond.

GMA News Online runs a framing piece identifying who the defense witness is, using Bajan’s background and role in the Day 41 testimony as the focus.

Inquirer.net spotlights the prosecution’s question-and-answer about Bajan’s past partnership at the accounting firm that it alleges audited Duterte-linked companies.

Inquirer.net emphasizes the prosecution side’s criticism, arguing Duterte’s lawyers “shortchange” her by fielding witnesses they describe as lying or incredible.

Inquirer.net foregrounds procedural developments, reporting that the court says Adalin has not yet submitted requested documents, including a property list and travel-agency name.

Inquirer.net uses a live format for Day 41, foregrounding senators’ continuing deliberations and live exchanges while the defense advances.

Interaksyon uses an explainer approach, outlining where the trial stands procedurally and noting the defense begins against the unexplained wealth allegations.

Inquirer.net’s ‘watch’ coverage spotlights the expected testimony of the Samal city assessor and specifically links it to property connected to Duterte and her husband.

Another Inquirer.net live-updates item highlights the scheduled testimony of the Samal city assessor and points to details about property connected to Carpio and Duterte.

philstar.com leads with live coverage, focusing on the defense’s next witness and its goal of disputing alleged failures to disclose properties in Duterte’s SALN.

Philstar.com spotlights uncertainty about whether Duterte will testify, framed through a lawyer’s comment that it is too early to tell.

Interaksyon combines the defense opening with political context—mentioning Duterte’s poll standing, the preparation of multiple witnesses, and claims of political harassment—while reiterating the unexplained wealth allegation.

GMA provides live-update style coverage, stressing that the defense is expected to present another witness for Article II on unexplained wealth.

GMA News previews the day’s evidentiary focus, specifying that the second witness testimony will cover tax declarations and tax maps for a Samal property linked to the dispute.

Inquirer.net centers on senator-judges’ ire, tying together Adalin’s evasive answers about both the China trip and the Duterte-Carpio property issue.

Rappler concentrates on inconsistencies in a witness’s testimony, describing an initial claim about property described in Duterte’s SALN.

GMA News spotlights the China-travel component specifically, describing the length of the trip and presenting it as a prosecution-flagged issue.

Inquirer.net highlights the VP side’s response, framing the line of questioning about China trips as improper and unfair through quotes attributed to the VP spokesperson.

Free Malaysia Today opens on the defense strategy itself, describing how lawyers begin contesting unexplained wealth allegations that could affect future political ambitions.

Inquirer.net gives a straightforward prosecution/bench framing, focusing on how Adalin’s China trips are flagged during testimony.

Philstar leads with Adalin’s acknowledgment of the China trip after being grilled, using the admission as the key development amid conflicting statements.

Bloomberg centers on the political survival stakes, describing how the trial’s resumption shifts attention to the defense strategy to avoid a guilty verdict.

Inquirer.net leads with a senator-judge’s strong language accusing the witness of lying, while also referencing cross-examination using property information related to Matina Crossing.

Inquirer.net emphasizes courtroom consequences, reporting that the witness could face contempt for evasiveness about whether he traveled to China, and ties this to the impeachment allegations.

Inquirer.net leads with the SALN/property claim, focusing on Adalin’s testimony that Carpio’s Matina property is listed in Duterte’s SALN and the prosecution’s objections about expertise.

GMA News focuses on the prosecution’s question about an ‘all-expense-trip’ to China, specifying that it was reportedly sponsored by the Chinese consulate in late 2025.

Philstar highlights the witness’s shifting recall—first saying he cannot remember the trip, then suggesting he may have forgotten only the date.

GMA provides context by profiling who Engr. Jaime Adalin is as the first defense witness in the trial.

Inquirer focuses on Michael Poa’s remarks that it is too early to discuss calling Duterte as a witness, placing the comment at the start of evidence-in-chief.

Inquirer.net runs a watch-style lead, emphasizing the visual and procedural element of Adalin taking his oath as the first defense witness.

Inquirer leads with procedural transparency, reporting that Presiding Officer Francis Escudero tells the chamber the defense submitted a 24-witness list.

Inquirer.net highlights the defense’s stated purpose for calling Adalin, describing how he is expected to counter prosecution claims about undisclosed property and wealth.

Inquirer’s live coverage foregrounds ongoing Senate deliberations and the pressure for Duterte to testify, while also noting the defense begins amid calls for her appearance.

GMA News highlights Poa’s same stance in a concise headline, focusing readers on the uncertainty over Duterte taking the witness stand.

Philstar.com frames the story as a live update with the emphasis that the defense is about to begin presenting its case.

Inquirer.net leads with the start of the defense while stressing the pressure and calls for Duterte to testify amid unexplained-wealth allegations.

Rappler emphasises the procedural pause for Senate committee hearings on the proposed 2027 budget before the defense presentation resumes.

Inquirer.net frames the resumed trial as live reporting, emphasizing Day 40 and the defense presenting witnesses/evidence in response to allegations and demands for Duterte’s testimony.

Inquirer.net’s watch update focuses on the defense evidence start and adds detail about subpoenas served by the court ahead of the proceedings.

GMA News Online presents a live-update overview focused on the trial’s resumption date and that the defense will present witnesses.

GMA News Online’s explainer-style piece focuses on what to expect, centering the defense’s case-in-chief after the nearly month-long suspension.

Inquirer.net again emphasizes the defense beginning amid public and prosecution pressure for Duterte to testify, tying it directly to unexplained wealth claims.

Inquirer.net uses an opinion-style framing (“Time to show up”) that foregrounds the absence of Duterte herself during the early defense presentation period.

Inquirer.net highlights a prosecution response, focusing on the claim that Duterte’s lawyers did not challenge the authenticity of financial records and instead raised bank secrecy/confidentiality objections.

Inquirer.net emphasizes the prosecution’s view of a likely defense theme—possible lack of knowledge about certain bank accounts and transactions—based on questions during cross-examination.