MANILA, Philippines – Tinanggap ng Senate impeachment court ang Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs) ni Vice President Sara Duterte sa lahat ng taon ng pagiging public official mula 2017 sa listahan ng mga ebidensya sa impeachment trial nito.
Sa kautusan na may petsang Nobyembre 5, sinabi ng Senate court na ang mga SALN ay tinanggap lamang bilang starting financial baseline hanggang Hunyo 30, 2022 kung saan siya naging Bise Presidente.
Tinanggap din ang bank account, bank transaction at corporate records sa ilalim ng kanyang pangalan at asawang si Manases Carpio.
Sa mga bank rekord naman na direktang ipinasa ng mga bangko sa Court Clerk at na-pre-mark ng dalawang partido, sinabi ng Senate court na ang mga ito ay tinanggap para sa account particulars and transactions sa ilalim ng Article 2.
Kabilang sa mga financial record na tinanggap bilang ebidensya ay ang insurance at investment records, dahil ang mga ito ay “authenticated records establishing policy, investment, and payment particulars for comparison with the SALNs under Article 2.”
Tinanggap din bilang ebidensya ay ang:
procurement records ng Gencorp Industries, Inc. sa Davao City LGU, PhilHealth Region 10, at Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Region 11.
Philippine Statistics Authority-issued official public records na nagtatatag ng pagiging mag-asawa nina Duterte at Carpio.
certifications sa active licensed firearms ng Bise Presidente at asawa nito,
authenticated land records whose existence and authenticity were admitted by the defense
Sa kabila nito, sinabi ng Senate impeachment court na ang pagtanggap ng ebidensya ay hindi katumbas ng ruling sa mga alegasyon laban kay Duterte.
“Let the public and both parties be reminded of a fundamental rule of law: admitting a document into the record does not mean the Court has ruled that the prosecution’s allegations or computations are true,” sinabi ng korte.
“Admissibility simply means the documents met the legal standards to be placed on the table; how much weight they carry—and whether they prove or fail to prove Article 2—belongs exclusively to the Senator-Judges at the end of the trial,” dagdag pa ng korte.
“To protect strict statutory confidentiality, the Court has ordered that no underlying exhibit containing protected bank, tax, Anti-Money Laundering Council, foreign-currency, or personal data may be uploaded online or distributed outside the strict parameters of the October 13, 2026 Order and applicable law.”
Samantala, tinanggap din ng korte ang income tax records ni Duterte at asawa nito bilang ebidensya “to show reported income, assets, and tax examination scope under Article 2” ngunit hindi “limited strictly to baseline evaluation and cannot be used to prove a Local Government Code violation while Mayor.”
Ang impeachment trial ni Duterte ay magpapatuloy sa Nobyembre 9 kung saan magpipresenta ang depensa ng mga ebidensya.
“With the Prosecution’s case now formally rested, the Respondent will begin presenting her defense on Article II on Monday, November 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.,” ayon sa korte.
“To prevent unnecessary delay, the Court has ruled that the Defense may directly adopt and rely upon any admitted exhibit already in the official record without having to present it all over again,” dagdag pa. RNT/JGC
