Sara Duterte impeachment trial Day 40: P6-M Matina property same as P10-M asset in SALN, defense witness insists

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The prosecution, however, argued that Adalin’s basis for his conclusion is erroneous because the details of the property provided under the TCT and the Electronic Certificate Authorizing Registration (E-CAR) differ from or are absent in the details stated in the Vice President’s 2024 and 2025 SALN, which she jointly filed with her husband.

Adalin said his conclusion is based on tax declaration for the property’s land title under Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) 146-2024-010775 as well as local maps and Comprehensive Land Use Plan.

The prosecution, however, argued that Adalin’s basis for his conclusion is erroneous because the details of the property provided under the TCT and the Electronic Certificate Authorizing Registration (E-CAR) differs from or are absent in the details stated in the Vice President’s 2024 and 2025 SALN which she jointly filed with her husband.

The discrepancies raised by the prosecution include:

• P6 million acquisition cost in the E-CAR and Deed of Sale as against the P10 million acquisition cost in SALN
• SALN entry showing the property is a lot, while E-CAR shows it is a lot with improvement
• SALN entry showing the property is a residential lot when present site features a commercial establishment

Senator-judge Sherwin Gatchalian likewise questioned Adalin’s testimony that the P6 million and P10 million property are one and the same by citing that the SALN entries on the P10 million property do not include the TCT number and corresponding tax declaration number.

The prosecution and Senator-judges also repeatedly quizzed Adalin about his trips to China in November 2025 and January 2026.

It took repeated questions and being confronted with immigration records before Adalin admitted that he indeed travelled to China, as well as Hong Kong, Thailand, and Australia.

Adalin, however, maintained that he is not keen on traveling.

Ahead of the Day 40 of the impeachment trial, defense team spokesperson Michael Poa said that it is too early to tell if the Vice President will take the witness stand to defend herself from impeachment allegations of accumulating unexplained wealth. —VAL, GMA News