Duterte impeachment trial: Who are the defense’s second and third witnesses?

Engr. John Kenneth Enumerables, City Assessor of the Island Garden City of Samal and Davao City Accountant Vingelin Bajan. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

MANILA — The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday continued with its presentation of its next witnesses — Island Garden City of Samal Assessor Engr. John Kenneth Enumerables and Davao City Accountant Vingelin Bajan. 

As city assessor, Enumerables said he had personal knowledge on tax declarations.

“The city assessor is responsible for the classification, assessment, appraisal, and evaluation of all real properties within the jurisdiction of the city for taxation purposes,” the witness said. 

Similar to the first witness Engr. Jaime Adalin, Enumerables’ testimony also aimed to prove that the property in the Island Garden City was declared in the Vice President’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth. 

Meanwhile, Bajan the city accountant of Davao City has been a permanent employee of the local government since 2004. She has also been a certified public accountant since 2010. 

“Basic na functions po namin is in charge po kami in preparation of financial statements and reports. I am also in charge of the accounting services of the city,” the witness said. 

Bajan earlier testified she worked under a job order in 2001 but also later confirmed that she was part of an accounting firm through a general professional partnership in 2003. 

She was removed from the list of partners of the said firm in 2015, a year after she was appointed as city accountant, based on the document presented by the prosecution in the cross examination.