The unexplained wealth of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, Manases Carpio, could reach as high as ₱1.5 billion over three years since she took office in 2022, according to a forensic analyst. Alexander Cabrera gave the figure on Monday, Oct. 12, during Duterte’s impeachment trial when Senate presiding officer Francis Escudero asked for...
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Analyst says VP, husband have ‘undeclared wealth’ of ₱817.8 million
A financial forensics analyst testified on Friday that Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, have ₱817.8 million in undeclared wealth amassed over the three years since she took office in 2022. According to lawyer-accountant Alexander Cabrera, the undeclared wealth consists of hidden assets such as cash, personal and other real properties,...
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Ex-Sandigan chief testifies on unexplained wealth in Duterte impeachment trial
Retired Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang told the Senate impeachment court on Monday, Sept. 14, that the Constitution imposes stricter rules on the president and vice president’s financial engagements to prevent potential abuse of power. “There is a greater possibility of abuse given their positions,” she said, citing a Supreme Court ruling in the case...
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Why Sen. Pia Cayetano should consider recusing herself from the impeachment trial
One of the oldest principles of justice is also one of its simplest: Justice must not only be done, it must also be seen to be done. This principle explains why judges routinely inhibit themselves from cases in which their impartiality may reasonably be questioned. The issue is not always actual bias. More often, it...
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Senator-judges tackle bid to subpoena VP bank, tax records
The Senate impeachment court has deferred action on the request of House prosecutors to subpoena the bank and tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial, saying it will rule on the matter on Monday, July 20. Impeachment court presiding officer Francis Escudero said the senator-judges decided on the postponement in a...
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‘Relive Edsa, Junk Cha-cha’ is the rallying cry
Delisting the February 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution as a national holiday is bad enough; attempting to tinker yet again with its “legacy,” the 1987 Constitution, to push the interests of politicians is even worse. Moved by that common stand, dozens of civil society groups have banded together to resist any mode of Charter change...