MANILA — The Senate impeachment court on Monday granted the prosecution’s request to subpoena financial records related to Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, her husband, and several entities as part of the proceedings on the unexplained wealth allegations under Article II of the impeachment complaint.
Presiding officer Sen. Francis Escudero announced that the court had authorized subpoenas directing banks to produce records covering Duterte-Carpio, her husband Atty. Manases Carpio, their joint or separate accounts, the Carpio Lawyers partnership, and 19 corporate entities identified by the prosecution.
“The banks are ordered to submit to the Clerk of Court the documents on July 30, 2026 at 9 a.m. with the attendance of parties and counsels,” he said.
Escudero said the court found that the prosecution had sufficiently established the relevance of the requested financial records to the allegations contained in Article II.
The request for the financial records “meet the requirements set forth above — they are reasonably described, readily identifiable, prima facie relevant and material to the allegations under Article 2,” Escudero stressed.
The impeachment court likewise approved the issuance of subpoenas for records held by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) relating to Duterte-Carpio.
However, the court denied the prosecution’s request for records involving two companies allegedly connected to the Vice President after determining that their relevance to the impeachment charge had not been adequately established.
Escudero clarified that the subpoenas approved by the court would be limited to peso-denominated accounts that are directly relevant to Article II, which accuses Duterte of allegedly accumulating unexplained wealth.
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio faces an impeachment trial at the Senate based on the following allegations:
* Article I – Alleged misuse of P612.5 million in confidential funds from the Office of the Vice President, or P500 million, and the Department of Education, or DepEd, amounting to P112.5 million.
* Article II – Alleged unexplained wealth, failure to truthfully disclose assets in Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth, or SALNs, from 2022 to 2024, and failure to divest and willful continued business interests
* Article III – Alleged bribery and procurement irregularities involving DepEd officials
* Article IV – Alleged assassination threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
Under the Constitution, conviction requires the vote of at least two-thirds of all senator-judges.
If convicted, Duterte-Carpio faces possible removal from office and perpetual disqualification from holding any public office.
The impeachment trial commenced on July 6./PN
