LIVE UPDATES: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Nov. 10, 2026

Senator-Judge Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday urged the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte to present her as witnesses in impeachment trial.

Ampil, Elises, Ciudadano & Co. CPAs became a point of discussion as counsel for the prosecution Mae Divinagracia confronted Bajan

Lead defense counsel Sheila Sison maintains that there are no discrepancies in Vice President Sara Duterte’s Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALNs), after Senator-judge Raffy Tulfo asked if the defense intends to present the person who prepared the documents as a witness. #VPonTrial

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Senator-judge Lito Lapid expresses sympathy for defense witness Davao City Accountant Vingelin Bajan, who has drawn criticisms from some senator-judges over her supposedly evasive. #VPonTrial

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“‘Yung paraan niyo po ng pagsagot, parang mayroon kayong itinatago.”

Senator-judge Bam Aquino expresses frustration as he questions Davao City Accountant Vingelin Bajan about her past involvement in an accounting firm while she was working as a job order employee at the city accounting office.

Bajan eventually says she was a partner in name only and did not perform any functions at the firm. She adds that she received allowances. #VPonTrial

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Colina’s testimony was supposed to cover documents related to the official name of Brgy. Matina Crossing in Talomo, Davao City.

Resigning from the country’s second-highest post never crossed Vice President Sara Duterte’s mind, her spokesperson said Tuesday.

Davao City Accountant Vingelin Bajan confirmed that she travelled to China in December 2025, adding that she was not aware of the January 2026 trip of other Davao City officials. #VPonTrial

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Defense presented Samal City Assessor Engr. John Kenneth Enumerables and Davao City Accountant Vingelin Bajan on Day 41 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.

Here are key developments during the November 10 proceedings. #VPonTrial

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‘MY AMNESIA GIRL & BOY’

Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon referenced an online comment noting the defense witnesses’ repeated “I don’t know” responses during the impeachment trial. #VPonTrial

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Divinagracia presented another document, this time an amended Articles of Partnership where Bajan’s name was dropped…

Davao accountant Vingelin Bajan used to be a partner at the accounting firm that supposedly audited the companies linked to VP Sara Duterte

MANILA, Philippines — A defense witness testified in court that the more than P64,000 in compensation Vice President Sara Duterte received from the Davao City government in 2023 represented a salary differential for the time when she served as mayor in 2020 to 2021

‘NAGAGAMIT BA KAYO?’

Davao City accountant Vingelin Bajan denied being used during the impeachment trial after Senator-judge Lito Lapid asked if her name was being taken advantage of, urging her to simply tell the truth and answer the questions directly. #VPonTrial

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‘NAHIHILO NA AKO’

Senator-judge Imee Marcos comments on the various issues raised during the impeachment trial, as defense witness and Davao City accountant Vingelin Bajan faced questions from senator-judges over her financial records, former accounting firm and travel to China. #VPonTrial

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‘MAG-MAMADRE TALAGA AKO, PERO I CHOSE PUBLIC SERVICE’

Davao City accountant Vingelin Bajan said she had once considered becoming a nun but ultimately chose a career in public service, citing her passion for serving others and saying her sincerity at work was recognized when she was appointed to her current post. #VPonTrial

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“Kami napipikon na… Baka ma-contempt ka.”

Senator-judge Raffy Tulfo warns Davao City Accountant Vingelin Bajan that she could be cited for contempt over her supposedly evasive answers to questions about her former accounting firm.

Bajan says she cannot remember, even when confronted with documents. #VPonTrial

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SAME ADDRESS

Senator-judge Kiko Pangilinan pointed out that the auditing firm of GenCorp and Metro City Chow shares the same address as the former accounting firm of Davao City accountant Vingelin Bajan. #VPonTrial

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Presiding Officer Francis Escudero presses Davao City Accountant Vingelin Bajan to answer questions about her former accounting firm.

Bajan had repeatedly said she cannot recall despite being shown the Articles of Partnership of the firm. #VPonTrial

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Vice President Sara Duterte is not getting enough for what she is paying her legal team for the impeachment trial prosecution panel

DAY 41

Davao City Accountant Vingelin Bajan takes her oath before the Senate impeachment court at the Senate of the Philippines in Pasay City on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. Bajan takes the stand as a defense witness in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte to present payroll records, supporting vouchers, and financial documentation regarding Duterte’s compensation during her tenure as a Davao City official. | : Niño Jesus Orbeta, Philippine Daily Inquirer #VPonTrial

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‘SANA MATAPOS BAGO MAG-PASKO, BAGO MAG-NEW YEAR’

Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Sen. Chiz Escudero on Tuesday, Nov. 10, expressed hope that the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte would conclude before Christmas or New Year, regardless of the outcome.

Escudero said he hopes to close the proceedings within the year so the country can face a new chapter in 2027. However, he noted that the trial has no definite timeline, as its duration will depend on the defense’s presentation of evidence. #VPonTrial

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‘MAY THE WITNESS BE REMINDED NOT TO LOOK AT THE DEFENSE COUNSEL’

Presiding officer Chiz Escudero reminded Davao City accountant Vingelin Bajan to focus on the documents presented to her and avoid looking toward the defense counsels, following a request from Atty. Mae Divinagracia. #VPonTrial

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‘MAS MASARAP PO BA ANG GALUNGGONG SA CHINA?’

Defense witness Davao City accountant Vingelin Bajan confirmed that she traveled to China during the first week of December 2025 but said she had no knowledge of other Davao City officials’ trips to the country in January 2026. #VPonTrial

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A Samal city assessor said market and assessed values are basis for identifying a property listed in VP Sara Duterte’s SALN.

The defense panel of Vice President Sara Duterte submitted a supposed sub judicious statements made by private prosecutors.

Presiding officer Francis Escudero warns witnesses in the impeachment trial of Sara Duterte that they could face contempt and perjury charges

Sen. Chiz Escudero expressed hope that the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will conclude before Christmas or New Year.

Senator-judge Panfilo Lacson reminded witnesses that the Senate Impeachment Court has the power to cite them for contempt.

‘HINDI NIYO RIN PO BA MAKILALA ANG INYONG PIRMA?’

Davao City accountant Vingelin Bajan remained silent when confronted by Atty. Mae Divinagracia with the original Articles of Partnership of an accounting firm and asked to identify her signature in the document.

Bajan later acknowledged that the signature and the tax account number in the document appeared to be hers, but said she could not recall signing it. #VPonTrial

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‘SALARY DIFFERENTIAL NOT A DOUBLE COMPENSATION’

Davao City accountant Vingelin Bajan testified that the P64,194.72 Vice President Sara Duterte received in 2023 came from salary differentials from her time as Davao City mayor from 2020 to 2021, not from any service or professional practice during her vice presidency. #VPonTrial

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LOOK: Davao City accountant Vingelin Bajan is next to take the witness stand on Tuesday, Nov. 10, to testify on Vice President Sara Duterte’s salary differential from the local government of Davao City in 2023. #VPonTrial

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‘GULO NG RECORD NINYO’

Senator-judge Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, Nov. 10, called out assessor Engr. John Kenneth Enumerables over confusing land records in Samal Island, quipping that fellow lawmaker Sen. Lito Lapid decided against buying property in the area due to discrepancies in barangay boundaries. #VPonTrial

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‘OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR. THE QUESTION IS LONG’

Atty. Lindon Bacquel objected to Atty. Benjamin Tolosa Jr.’s lengthy question as the latter sought clarification from defense witness Engr. John Kenneth Enumerables on whether a property transferred under Atty. Manases Carpio’s name was among those listed in Vice President Sara Duterte’s SALN. #VPonTrial

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‘RESPONSIBILIDAD PO NINYO’

Senator-judge Erwin Tulfo reprimanded assessor Engr. John Kenneth Enumerables on Tuesday, Nov. 10, over his lack of coordination with the Registry of Deeds and the Land Registration Authority (LRA) regarding property discrepancies.

After Enumerables said coordinating with the agencies was beyond his office’s jurisdiction, Tulfo reminded him that conducting due diligence is part of a public official’s responsibility. #VPonTrial

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‘PAPA’NO KAYO NAGING ASSESSOR?’

Senator-judge Erwin Tulfo grilled assessor Engr. John Kenneth Enumerables on Tuesday, Nov. 10, over assessing a property without personal knowledge of the area.

Presiding Officer Chiz Escudero stepped in to clarify that it was Vice President Sara Duterte, not the witness, who listed “Barangay Matanos” in her SALN, noting Enumerables consistently identified the property in Barangay San Isidro, Igacos. #VPonTrial

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“We don’t want to have a repeat of that kind of testimony.”

Senator-judge Ping Lacson laments what he describes as a witness making a “mockery” of the impeachment trial during the previous hearing.

Citing Senate Resolution No. 39, Lacson reminds everyone that the impeachment court has the power to cite individuals for contempt. #VPonTrial

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‘MAGKAIBA ANG LOKASYON, PAANO ‘YON?’

Presiding officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero questioned the discrepancy in the location of a property declared in Vice President Sara Duterte’s SALN, which listed Brgy. Matanos, while documents presented by City of Samal assessor Engr. John Kenneth Enumerables identified Brgy. San Isidro.

Enumerables initially confirmed that both referred to the same property based on market value and assessed value, but said no Brgy. Matanos exists in the Island Garden City of Samal. #VPonTrial

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Presiding officer Chiz Escudero directed the impeachment clerk of court to follow up with yesterday’s witness, Engr. Jaime Adalin, to provide the list of properties of VP Sara Duterte and Atty. Mans Carpio.

Escudero said Adalin failed to provide such on Monday after committing to do so during his testimony. #VPonTrial | @keithcINQ

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LOOK: Defense calls Samal City Assessor Engr. John Kenneth Enumerables as witness in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on November 10. #VPonTrial | @AprBenjaminINQ

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PARANG DIESEL ‘YAN

WATCH: Presiding Officer Sen. Chiz Escudero says Tuesday that he cannot say when Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial will finish as the timeline of the proceedings will now depend on the defense’s presentation of evidence and the length of trial.

He says only one defense witness was presented Monday but believes that the proceedings will move forward faster in the coming days.

Escudero reiterates, however, his hope that the trial will be completed before Christmas or New Year. #VPonTrial | @bellepechayINQ

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The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte resumes on Tuesday, November 10.

A quorum has been declared, with 13 senator-judges present. #VPonTrial | @AprBenjaminINQ

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On Day 41 of Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, the defense team is set present the city assessor of the Island Garden City of Samal.

The defense lawyers of VP Sara Duterte will present on Tuesday, the city assessor of Island Garden City of Samal as its second witness.

A Davao City assessor testified that a 379-square-meter property in Matina Crossing was the same residential lot declared in VP’s SALN.

Davao City Assessor Jaime Adalin drew sharp rebukes from senator-judges on Monday over his shifting answers about a China trip.