MANILA, Philippines – The Senate impeachment court resumes proceedings on Thursday for Day 36 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, with the House prosecution panel expected to present a Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) official to testify on her and husband Manases “Mans” Carpio’s tax records and financial declarations.
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- BIR Office of the Commissioner chief of staff lawyer Anne Loraine Garcia-Marquez is set to take the witness stand as the prosecution’s 26th witness for Article II, which involves allegations of unexplained wealth.
- Garcia-Marquez is expected to testify on Duterte and Carpio’s income tax returns, audited financial statements and tax compliance records.
- The prosecution is expected to go through financial records covering Duterte, Carpio and nearly 20 entities, highlighting amounts and transactions considered relevant to its case.
- The BIR testimony will follow the presentation of remaining representatives from insurance companies, who are expected to authenticate policies and investments linked to Duterte and Carpio. /dp
VP Trial Day 36: BIR exec to testify before Senate impeach court
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A BIR executive is set to testify before the impeachment court as part of the trial’s proceedings on the VP’s alleged unexplained wealth.
Bank confirms Duterte father-daughter account
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A large, undeclared account jointly held by the ex-President and his daughter Sara at BPI-Julia Vargas was confirmed before the impeach court.
2 senators lead new bid vs trial threshold
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The number of votes needed to convict or acquit the VP in her impeachment trial is being challenged again in the Supreme Court.
COA ‘disallowance’ final: OVP must return P73M
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VP Sara Duterte and two other officials of the Office of the Vice President are obliged to return the P73.287 million in confidential funds
Ridon: VP’s defense for bank records is to push blame toward dad
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VP Duterte’s strategy after being confronted with bank documents bearing her name seemed to lean on pushing the liability towards her father.
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