More bank representatives on Wednesday are set to testify on the financial records of Vice President Sara Duterte, as the impeachment court tackles her alleged unexplained wealth.
The following bank representatives are expected to present Duterte and her spouse, Atty. Manases Carpio’s records:
Asian United Bank
Davao Toril Branch Manager Arcy James Gonzales
Davao Tagum Branch Manager Edeli Umayam
Ortigas Ave. Greenhills Branch Manager Jerilee Mae C. Sanidad
Philippine Savings Bank
Branch Operations Department Head Irene Joy Ishida
Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (Metrobank)
Anti-Money Laundering Division Head Atty Niña Feren Aguilar
Security Bank
Branch Banking Group Head Leslie Cham
Bank of the Philippine Islands
Central Manila Branches Division Head Marwin Galvez
Philippine National Bank
Davao San Pedro CM Recto Branch Manager Julius Parian
BDO Unibank, Inc.
Branch Banking Group, Branch Regulatory Support Senior AVP Mario Cirilo De Mesa Jr.
Consumer Banking Group Vice President Merian Manoguid
Trust and Investment Group Senior Vice President Patricia Lei Alvarillo
After the banks, the first insurance company representative, FWD Life Insurance Corporation Chief Legal and Compliance Officer Atty. Juan Sotero Roman will take the stand.
On Tuesday, the prosecution counsel Atty. James Alih offered that the bank representatives will testify on at least 30 bank accounts of Duterte and Carpio across eight banks from 2022 to 2025.
Alih said that the banks of the two would have a total ending balance of over P190 million pesos undeclared in the vice president’s statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth.
Later that day, Landbank of the Philippines R. Magsaysay Branch Manager Raquel dela Cerna testified that Carpio has an active bank account with the branch ending in account number 2370.
She testified that the year-end balances of Carpio from 2022 to 2025 were: P505,517.35; P953,681.42; P115,824.20; and P1,358,373.07, respectively.