VP Duterte’s SALNs to be matched vs tax, bank, AMLC docs – Ridon

MANILA, Philippines — The wealth of Vice President Sara Duterte, as declared in her statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth, will be compared with tax, bank, corporate, and other financial records, prosecutor Rep. Terry Ridon said in a press conference after Tuesday’s impeachment trial proceedings.

As Ridon pointed out, the presentation of Duterte’s SALNs provided the reference point against which subsequent evidence would be tested.

According to Ridon, among the evidence prosecutors intend to present are records from the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Anti-Money Laundering Council, and Philippine National Police Firearms Division.

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Bank accounts and other financial instruments obtained through subpoenas will also be compared with the declarations, he said.

Ridon added that prosecutors would pay particular attention to Duterte’s 2022 to 2025 SALNs covering her term as vice president.

Earlier, lawyer Karen Batu, officer-in-charge of the Central Records Division of the Office of the Ombudsman, presented Duterte’s SALNs from 2007 to 2025.

The records showed Duterte declaring P7.25 million in net worth in 2007, when she entered public office as Davao City vice mayor, and P98.66 million in 2025.

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According to Ridon, the 2025 declaration is significant because it was not available during the House impeachment proceedings.

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Benjamin “Jay” Tolosa Jr., prosecution counsel and spokesperson, said the objective was to see whether the figures declared in Duterte’s SALNs match those that emerge from her tax filings and other financial evidence.

The second impeachment article accuses Duterte of having unexplained wealth and false or incomplete asset declarations. /atm