The Senate impeachment court approved on Tuesday, Oct. 13, the House prosecutors’ withdrawal of three of four articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte, keeping only the charge of unexplained and undeclared wealth against her for trial. Presiding officer Sen. Francis Escudero said the court “accepts and confirms” the prosecution’s manifestation to drop Article...
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Unexplained wealth of Duterte, husband could reach ₱1.5B, says financial expert
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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₱4.4B in bank transactions tied to Duterte, husband flagged by AMLC
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) flagged ₱4.4 billion in bank transactions tied to Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, from 2007 to 2025, according to its executive director, Ronel Buenaventura. Testifying before the Senate impeachment court on Monday, Oct. 5, Buenaventura said the flagged bank transactions came from 666 covered transaction...
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Bel Zamora and the unspoken rules for women who take up space
There was plenty to question about the prosecution’s firearms presentation at the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Sept. 28. The comments about flirtation, voice and femininity answered a different question altogether. There was a perfectly legitimate argument for San Juan Rep. Ysabel Maria “Bel” Zamora’s direct examination. Did a police records officer’s...
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GenCorp got 19 deals in Davao City, says Duterte’s brother
Davao City awarded 19 contracts worth ₱33.26 million to GenCorp Industries Inc., a food corporation listed by Vice President Sara Duterte as a business interest in her statements of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN), according to her brother and its mayor, Sebastian Duterte. But the mayor said he only became “familiar” with GenCorp when...
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Senate impeachment court scraps 16-vote threshold to convict Duterte
Convicting Vice President Sara Duterte will no longer require a fixed 16-vote threshold, as the Senate impeachment court ruled on Wednesday, Sept. 23, that the constitutional two-thirds majority applies only to senators eligible to participate. The ruling, which followed a 13-1 vote with six senators not participating, overturned the 16-vote threshold set by Senate impeachment...
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49 gov’t contracts worth ₱35.9M awarded to Duterte-linked food firm
GenCorp Industries Inc., a food corporation listed as a business interest in Vice President Sara Duterte’s statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN), secured 49 government contracts worth ₱35.9 million from 2022 to 2026, a House prosecution witness told the Senate impeachment court. Three government agencies, all based in the Davao region, awarded the...
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SEC official reveals Duterte corporate role in food firm
Vice President Sara Duterte maintained her roles at a food corporation as a board director and member of the compensation committee when she assumed the second-highest post in the land in 2022, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official. Gerardo del Rosario, director of the SEC Company Registration and Monitoring Department, also said...
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Senator-judges can change 16-vote threshold to convict, say 3 former chief justices
The Senate impeachment court can still change the current voting threshold of 16 senators to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, according to three former chief justices of the Supreme Court. Hilario Davide Jr., Artemio V. Panganiban, and Reynato S. Puno said the number of votes to remove an impeached official should not be fixed at...
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Duterte net worth rose to ₱98M in 2025 even without corporate acquisition costs
Could omitting corporate acquisition costs in her statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) mean Vice President Sara Duterte’s net worth, which 2025 records showed was a whopping ₱98 million, is undervalued? Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian raised this question on Tuesday, Sept. 15, after House prosecutors presented Duterte’s SALNs from 2007 to 2025 at...