Lawmaker claims whale of evidence in Sara Duterte impeachment

Isang mambabatas ang nagtaas ng depensa laban sa paratang ng 'fishing expedition' sa impeachment ng Vice President Sara Duterte. Sinabi niyang ang ebidensya ay katumbas ng isang paunlarin. Batay ito sa mga dokumento at bank records mula sa mga hearing.

MANILA, Philippines — Binasura ng Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon ang mga paratang ng kampo ni Vice President Sara Duterte na 'fishing expedition' lamang ang impeachment proceedings. "We saw not just a shark here, what we actually saw during the hearings was a whale where we have been discussing about the P6.77-billion total assets of the Duterte couple," ani Ridon tungkol kay Duterte at sa kanyang asawang si Manases Carpio.

Iginiit niyang hindi spekulasyon ang mga ito kundi batay sa dokumentary evidence at bank records na ipinakita sa impeachment hearings. Binahagi niya ang pag-breakdown: P4.4 bilyon na inflows, P1.5 bilyon na outflows na hindi nakalista sa statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN), at P2.8 bilyon na natitirang balance na hindi rin idineklara.

Dagdag pa rito, sinabi ni Ridon na ang financial trail ay sinusuportahan ng opisyal na records at sworn testimony mula sa ahensya ng gobyerno, na nagiging solid na batayan ng kaso.

Samantala, naghahanda ang legal team nina Duterte at Carpio para sa isyu ng kanilang sealed tax records na posibleng pag-usapan sa Senate impeachment trial. Ayon kay Michael Poa, spokesperson ng 16-man defense team, hindi sila ang humarang sa pagbubukas nito kundi ang Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) dahil sa tax code provisions.

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Illustration depicting House committee deferring the opening of a sealed box containing VP Sara Duterte's tax records.
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House committee defers opening of VP Sara Duterte's tax records

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The House justice committee deferred opening a sealed box containing tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband Manases Carpio, presented by the Bureau of Internal Revenue during an impeachment hearing on April 22. In a 21-4 vote, members cited legal concerns under the National Internal Revenue Code prohibiting public disclosure outside executive sessions for legislative inquiries. BIR Commissioner Charlito Martin Mendoza signed the taped box, which remains in the committee's custody.

The House committee on justice resumed impeachment hearings against Vice President Sara Duterte on April 22, 2026—day three—focusing on her alleged unexplained wealth. Lawmakers reviewed SALNs, SEC records, income tax returns, and heard from summoned witnesses including former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and AMLC chief Eli Remolona Jr., following key documents obtained on April 21.

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The House committee on justice issued multiple subpoenas on Wednesday in connection with impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte, seeking her statements of assets, tax records and other documents from 2007 to 2025. The panel summoned key witnesses and records from agencies like the Ombudsman, BIR, SEC and NBI. Duterte did not attend the hearing.

The House justice committee will question self-proclaimed bagman Ramil Madriaga's credibility on April 14 in clarificatory hearings to assess probable cause for impeaching Vice President Sara Duterte, following earlier calls for his testimony on confidential funds misuse.

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The House justice committee has issued subpoenas to several individuals, including “Mary Grace Piattos,” ahead of its April 14 hearing on the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. It also directed the BIR to produce tax records for Duterte and her husband Manases Carpio.

Vice President Sara Duterte has received an invitation from the House committee on justice to attend its March 25 hearing on impeachment complaints filed against her, her counsel confirmed. The invitation calls for her personal attendance at the Quezon City event. It remains unclear if she will attend.

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Vice President Sara Duterte's camp frames her impeachment proceedings as a political distraction from the escalating energy crisis, while House lawmakers assert they can address both accountability and economic challenges.

 

 

 

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