The Senate impeachment court on Monday, August 24, 2026, listens to the testimony of former Office of the Vice President (OVP) disbursing officer Gina Acosta on confidential fund transactions. Joseph B. Vidal, Senate Social Media Unit
MANILA – The House prosecution panel is set to present bank, insurance, Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) and tax records involving Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, Manases Carpio, when the impeachment trial resumes next week.
House prosecutor Rep. Terry Ridon said AMLC Executive Director Ronel Buenaventura is expected to testify first on the couple’s financial transactions, followed by representatives from banks and insurance companies that hold their accounts.
“Una, isasalang po finally yung AMLC [Anti-Money Laundering Council] executive director patungkol dun sa transactions ng mag-asawang Duterte-Carpio at mga kumpanya nila,” Ridon said on Saturday.
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Buenaventura’s testimony, originally scheduled earlier this week, was moved to Monday after the defense asked for more time to review the AMLC documents and summaries submitted to the Senate impeachment court.
“Pangalawa at pangatlo, ang mga banko at insurance firms na merong accounts ‘yung mag-asawang Duterte-Carpio,” Ridon said.
A Bureau of Internal Revenue representative is expected to testify last to present the couple’s tax records.
“At panghuli ang BIR para makita po natin ang income net of taxes ng mag-asawang Duterte-Carpio para magkaroon po tayo ng the most complete picture nung supposedly kayamanan ng ating pangalawang pangulo at ng kanyang asawa,” he said.
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P6.7 BILLION IN TRANSACTIONS
During the House impeachment proceedings, the AMLC reported a total of about P6.7 billion in covered and suspicious transactions linked to Duterte and Carpio from 2006 to 2025.
Of the total, about P3.77 billion was attributed to Duterte and P2.99 billion to Carpio. The records also showed roughly P4.4 billion in inflows and P1.5 billion in outflows.
The P6.7-billion figure represents the aggregate value of transactions recorded over several years and does not mean the couple held P6.7 billion in their accounts at any given time.
Ridon said the prosecution expects Buenaventura’s direct examination, the defense’s cross-examination and questions from senator-judges to be completed on Monday.
“So basically…we’re expecting matapos po for Monday ang AMLC executive director for direct, for cross and questions of senator-judges,” he said.
If time permits, bank representatives will also be called to testify.
The impeachment court has scheduled whole-day hearings throughout next week, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
PROSECUTION NOT YET CONSIDERING GRACIOSO
Meanwhile, Ridon said the House prosecution has not discussed whether to incorporate the affidavit of former police officer Rodulfo Gracioso Jr. into the impeachment case.
“At the moment, wala pong pag-uusap kung ma-incorporate po ’yung Gracioso affidavit,” Ridon said.
Gracioso, a former security aide of former Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, has alleged that he delivered suitcases containing cash to members of the Duterte family on Velasco’s instructions.
The Vice President has denied knowing Gracioso or receiving money from him, while Velasco’s camp has also denied the allegations.
Gracioso underwent a second polygraph examination at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Sept. 30, this time covering questions based on his affidavit.
Ridon said the polygraph results alone would not be enough to establish the credibility of Gracioso’s allegations.
“I understand nagkaroon na siya ng polygraph test, pero hindi lang naman polygraph test ’yung batayan para magkaroon po ng determination ng full vetting ng testimonya ho niya,” he said.
“So at the moment, wala pong pag-uusap kung maisasama pa siya, or maisasama siya doon sa impeachment proceedings na hinaharap sa Senate,” he added.
The NBI has said Gracioso’s allegations are still subject to investigation and corroboration, while evidence he submitted is being authenticated and verified.
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