Illustration depicting House committee deferring the opening of a sealed box containing VP Sara Duterte's tax records.
Illustration depicting House committee deferring the opening of a sealed box containing VP Sara Duterte's tax records.
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Pinagpaliban ng House committee ang pagbubukas ng tax records ni VP Sara Duterte

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Naghihintay pa ng desisyon ang House justice committee kung bubuksan ang selyadong kahon ng tax records ni Bise Presidente Sara Duterte at ng kanyang asawang si Manases Carpio matapos na ihain ito ng BIR sa impeachment hearing noong April 22. Sa botohan ng 21 laban sa 4, napagdesisyunan munang huwag buksan ang mga dokumento dahil sa legal na isyu kaugnay ng National Internal Revenue Code. Nananatiling nasa kustodiya ng komite ang kahon na pinirmahan ng BIR Commissioner Charlito Martin Mendoza.

Noong Miyerkules, April 22, nagpakita ang Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) ng mga income tax returns at VAT payments mula 2007 hanggang 2025 ni Vice President Sara Duterte, ng kanyang asawa na si Manases Carpio, at ng mga negosyo nila tulad ng Metro City Chow Foods Corporation at iba pa. Gayunpaman, nagpigil ang justice committee sa pagbubukas ng selyadong kahon dahil sa probisyon ng Section 270 ng NIRC na nagbabawal sa pagdivulge ng tax information maliban sa executive session para sa inquiry in aid of legislation.

Ayon kay Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong, walang exception ang batas para sa impeachment hearings katulad ng sa bank secrecy law. Si Rep. Lordan Suan naman ay nagbabala na maaaring labag ito sa data privacy rights ni Carpio, isang private citizen. Sa kabilang banda, sinabi ni House senior deputy minority leader Leila de Lima na superior ang constitutional duty ng impeachment sa ordinary statutes.

Sa botohan ng 21-4, napagdesisyunan na panandalian munang huwag buksan ang kahon, ngunit mananatili ito sa komite. Ayon kay BIR Commissioner Mendoza, walang basis din ang Senate bilang impeachment court na buksan ito. Si lawyer Amando Virgil Ligutan ng mga complainant ay nagsabing sapat na ang ebidensya mula sa AMLC report na nagpapakita ng P6.7 bilyong bank transactions na hindi tumutugma sa SALN ni Duterte.

Sumagot naman si VP Duterte na legitimate ang bawat sentimo ng kanyang yaman, na lahat ay ideklara sa SALN niya. Ayon sa kanyang legal team, ang mga bank accounts ay nakalista sa 'others' portion. Magpapatuloy ang hearing hanggang April 29 bago i-decide kung ie-elevate sa plenary.

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