LIVE UPDATES: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Oct. 7, 2026
MANILA, Philippines – The Senate impeachment court on Wednesday is set to hear from representatives of several banks on the financial records of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, as the prosecution presents evidence in support of its allegations of unexplained wealth.
The witnesses are expected to testify on at least 30 bank accounts across eight banks, with the prosecution claiming the accounts had combined ending balances of more than P190 million that were not declared in Duterte’s SALN.
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- On Tuesday, Land Bank of the Philippines R. Magsaysay Branch Manager Raquel dela Cerna testified that Carpio maintained an active account at the branch. She said the account’s year-end balances from 2022 to 2025 were P505,517.35, P953,681.42, P115,824.20 and P1,358,373.07, respectively.
- Davao Toril Branch Manager Arcy James Gonzales, Davao Tagum Branch Manager Edeli Umayam, and Ortigas Ave. Greenhills Branch Manager Jerilee Mae C. Sanidad are expected to testify.
- Branch Operations Department Head Irene Joy Ishida is scheduled to take the stand.
- Anti-Money Laundering Division Head Atty. Niña Feren Aguilar is expected to testify.
- Branch Banking Group Head Leslie Cham is also set to appear before the impeachment court.
- Central Manila Branches Division Head Marwin Galvez is expected to present records.
- Davao San Pedro CM Recto Branch Manager Julius Parian is among the scheduled witnesses.
- Branch Regulatory Support Senior AVP Mario Cirilo De Mesa Jr., Consumer Banking Group Vice President Merian Manoguid, and Trust and Investment Group Senior Vice President Patricia Lei Alvarillo are expected to testify.
- After the bank representatives, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer lawyer Juan Sotero Roman is expected to become the first insurance company representative to take the witness stand. /dp
WATCH: Metrobank reviews clients’ transactions after negative reports
WATCH: PSBank witness identifies Duterte, Carpio accounts
Senator-judge Francis Pangilinan asked Security Bank official Leslie Cham about GenCorp’s eight peso accounts, all of which Cham said remain active.
Cham provided the year-end balances of the accounts from 2022 to 2025, where available. The accounts were opened between 2020 and 2025. #VPonTrial | @AprBenjaminINQ
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Senator-judge Francis Pangilinan asked Security Bank official Leslie Cham about Cale88 Food Corp.’s peso accounts after Cham said he could not disclose information on its foreign currency deposits.
Cham testified that Cale88 had two peso checking accounts, both of which were closed in July 2026. One account was opened in August 2024, while the other was opened in October 2025.
Pangilinan said it would be useful to examine the accounts’ transactions, including deposits and withdrawals, amid an AMLA report citing P319 million in transactions from China. Cham said he did not have the day-to-day transaction reports with him. #VPonTrial | @AprBenjaminINQ
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‘HINDI BASED SA TSISMIS?’
Metrobank Anti-Money Laundering Division head Atty. Niña Feren Aguilar said the bank conducts further review before filing suspicious transaction reports (STRs) based on negative news reports involving their clients.
Aguilar added that STRs must go through her office and require her approval before they reach AMLC. #VPonTrial
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Security Bank Branch Banking Group Head Leslie Cham testified that Atty. Mans Carpio has two accounts with the bank, only one of which remains active.
He says Vice President Sara Duterte does not maintain an account with Security Bank.
Cham also said he was not in a position to confirm whether Cale88 Food Corp. maintains a foreign currency deposit account with Security Bank. #VPonTrial | @AprBenjaminINQ
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WATCH: AUB branch manager takes witness stand in impeachment trial
Metrobank Anti-Money Laundering Division Head Atty. Niña Aguilar said their bank reports suspicious transactions not through negative media alone, but also after “further review” based on guidelines. #VPonTrial | @keithcINQ
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Metrobank Anti-Money Laundering Division head Atty. Niña Feren Aguilar testifies that VP Sara Duterte, Atty. Mans Carpio and their minor children have six Metrobank accounts, three of which are active.
Aguilar identifies the three active accounts and provides their year-end balances from 2022 to 2025, including a joint account under Duterte and Carpio, an account under Duterte, and an account belonging to one of their minor children. #VPonTrial | @AprBenjaminINQ
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‘IT’S NOT THE VICE PRESIDENT?’
Asia United Bank (AUB) Davao-Toril Branch Manager Arcy James Gonzales confirmed that Atty. Manases Carpio has two bank accounts, with his second account shared with another person, which Gonzales also clarified is not Vice President Sara Duterte.
The ending balances in 2024 for the two accounts were P456,352.28 and P867,291.90, respectively, and P0 and P871,998.77 in 2025, respectively. #VPonTrial
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Prosecution presents PSBank branch operations head Irene Joy Ishida.
Ishida testifies that VP Sara Duterte and her husband, Atty. Mans Carpio, have 10 accounts with the bank, four of which are active.
Ishida identifies accounts under Duterte and Carpio and provides their year-end balances from 2022 to 2025. #VPonTrial | @AprBenjaminINQ
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The House prosecution panel dispensed of the presentation of AUB Davao Tagum Branch Manager Edeli Umayam, Ortigas Ave. Greenhills Branch Manager Jerilee Mae C. Sanidad, citing that the bank accounts they were meant to testify on are already closed. #VPonTrial | @keithcINQ
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Arcy James Gonzales, manager of the Asian United Bank – Davao Toril Branch, takes the stand as prosecution’s witness for Article II, which alleges unexplained wealth. #VPonTrial | @AprBenjaminINQ
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DAY 35: The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte resumes on Wednesday, October 7.
A quorum has been declared, with 14 senator-judges present. #VPonTrial | @AprBenjaminINQ
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‘MAGANDANG UMAGA MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. KAYA NIYO PA BA?’
WATCH: House prosecutor Rep. Terry Ridon tells the media what to expect on the 35th day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial. #VPonTrial | @bellepechayINQ
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