After wrapping up its first hearing on Vice President Sara Duterte's alleged bribery and misuse of P612.5 million in confidential funds, the House committee on justice will focus on her alleged unexplained wealth at its next session on April 22. House committee on justice chair Rep. Gerville Luistro announced this following a press conference on Tuesday.
MANILA, Philippines — The House committee on justice has completed its initial clarificatory hearing into Vice President Sara Duterte's alleged bribery and misuse of P612.5 million in confidential funds. It will shift focus to claims of her unexplained wealth during the next hearing on April 22, according to committee chair and Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville Luistro.
"We intend to focus for the next hearing on the allegations of unexplained wealth and that is why the ombudsman, the SEC and the BIR were not asked in today’s hearing," Luistro said at a press conference Tuesday night.
The committee also approved motions to subpoena the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) and former senator Antonio Trillanes IV to testify on anomalous or suspicious bank transactions from 2006 to 2025. House public accounts panel chair and Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon said the session will cover Duterte's SALN, ITR submissions, bank transactions and details from Trillanes.
Subpoenas were limited to flagged transactions involving Duterte and her husband Manases Carpio, as the unexplained wealth claim centers on her SALN. Tuesday's justice committee hearing featured resource persons including self-confessed Duterte bagman Ramil Madriaga, his notary public, and representatives from the Commission on Audit, House records, Philippine Statistics Authority and National Bureau of Investigation.
Impeachment complaints allege Duterte deposited at least P111 million across banks in Davao City and Metro Manila from 2006 to 2015, an amount disproportionate to her salary as former Davao City vice mayor and mayor. Her net worth reportedly grew from P13.8 million in 2007 to P44.8 million in 2017, despite an estimated annual salary of P2 million.
