The Senate impeachment court granted on Thursday the House prosecution panel’s request to subpoena several representatives of banks and insurance companies, as well as the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
Presiding Senator-Judge Francis Escudero made the ruling after the lead prosecutor, Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro, announced that the panel would no longer present former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV as a witness in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
It was also announced that only Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) Executive Director Ronel Buenaventura would be presented on Friday.
‘To continue, for Monday, Oct. 5, we will be presenting the BIR, and for Tuesday, Oct. 6, we will be presenting the representatives of banks and insurance companies,’ Luistro said.
‘And it is in this light, Your Honor, that we respectfully reiterate our request for a subpoena to the BIR, as well as representatives of banks and insurance companies,’ she added.
Based on the prosecution’s request, the order of the bank and insurance company representatives to be presented are as follows:
Banks
Land Bank
Asia United Bank (AUB)
Philippine Savings Bank
Metrobank
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)
Philippine National Bank (PNB)
Banco de Oro (BDO)
Insurance companies
Prudential Life
Allianz
Manufacturer’s Life
FWD Life Insurance
BPI AIA Life
BDO Securities
BDO Life
Escudero later granted the prosecution’s request, covering both Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 5 and 6