Who are the bank representatives testifying on Day 35 of Sara Duterte impeachment trial?

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Several bank representatives took the witness stand on Wednesday, October 7, to testify in the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte.

During the 35th day of the trial, the House prosecution panel first called to the stand Arcy James Gonzales, the branch manager of Asia United Bank (AUB) Davao Toril Branch.

“Primary function ko po is oversight ng transaction records… I’m running the branch. Oversight ng mga records and documents, transactions mga ganon,” he said.

(My primary functions are oversight of transaction records… I’m running the branch. Oversight of records and documents, transactions, things like that.)

Gonzales said he was a part of the branch since early 2023.

After him, the House prosecution panel called on Irene Joy Ishida, the head of Branch Operations Department of the Philippine Savings Bank (PSB).

“My department supervises the operations of the branches of PSB. As part of my functions as the department head, I ensure that branches are able to strictly adhere to the policies, the internal controls, the regulatory requirements, and the standards set by the PS Bank,” she said.

Niña Feren Aguilar, the head of the Anti-Money Laundering Division of the Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (Metrobank), then testified after Ishida.

Aguilar said she oversees the bank’s compliance to the Anti-Money Laundering Act.

“As the head of the Anti-Money Laundering Division, I have access to all the records for the accounts subject of the subpoena,” she said.

She said she has been head of the division for over a year.

The House prosecution panel also called on as a witness Leslie Cham, the Branch Banking Group head of the Security Bank Corporation (SBC).

“I actually supervise the overall, the branch banking of the bank with regards to the distribution channel. So we are handling sales and service,” Cham said.

He said he has been working in the position for 18 years.

Prior to SBC, he said he worked for City Trust Bank, the PCI Bank, the Standard Chartered Bank, and the China Trust Banking Corporation.

Duterte is the subject of an impeachment trial, where she is accused of committing grave threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and others, misuse of confidential funds, unexplained wealth, and bribery. —AOL, GMA News