MANILA, Philippines – On Day 38 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, her team is expected to challenge the findings of forensic financial analyst Alexander Cabrera, a prosecution witness who claimed that she and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, had P817.87 million in unexplained wealth from 2022 to 2025. Cabrera presented the findings during his direct examination on Oct. 9 as part of the impeachment trial into Duterte’s alleged misconduct.
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- Cabrera’s report was based on a review of bank and tax records belonging to Duterte, Carpio and their business interests, as well as Duterte’s statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs).
- The defense is expected to rebut the following testimonies of Cabrera: The alleged P817.87 million in unexplained wealth consisted of P207.7 million in undeclared cash, P143.5 million in undeclared personal and real properties, and P111.85 million in undeclared income attributed to Duterte and Carpio;
- The P142.2 million in undeclared income from Cale 88 Foods Corp. and Metro Chow King Food Corp., and P212.63 million from Gencorp Industries Inc., covering 2022 to 2025;
- Cabrera concluded that Duterte’s SALNs from 2022 to 2025 were untruthful, alleging that substantial assets belonging to the vice president and her husband were not reported.
- He also claimed that Duterte continued participating in various businesses while serving as vice president.
- Cabrera said his P817.87-million estimate was based only on the limited documents he examined, excluding records allegedly in the possession of Duterte and Carpio.
- The analyst further argued that the alleged omissions showed a year-on-year pattern of constitutional violations from 2022 to 2025.
- His report also cited possible violations of other laws and regulations, including the National Internal Revenue Code, Republic Act No. 1379 on unexplained wealth, the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, and the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act./dp
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