NBI probes another company linked to Sara Duterte, husband – Matibag

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is probing another company allegedly linked to Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, Atty. Manases Carpio, as part of its inquiry into her alleged “unexplained wealth,” Director Melvin Matibag said.

Matibag identified the company as Westgate88, which he said was allegedly named after Duterte-Carpio associates.

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According to Matibag, Westgate88 is “a relatively new company with several land assets.”

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He also mentioned two lawyers, one allegedly associated with Duterte-Carpio Law Offices and the other serving as Westgate88’s president.

“We saw their involvement in the properties that are reflected in the SALN (Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth),” he added.

The NBI director also mentioned another individual who allegedly shares a joint account with Carpio, based on the bureau’s examination of bank records with the help of the Anti-Money Laundering Council.

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Matibag said the NBI would also issue subpoenas to these individuals to determine their participation in Westgate88.

The NBI is coordinating with the Bureau of Immigration to check the travel status of individuals supposedly connected to the investigation.

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Last Oct. 13, the NBI referred its findings on the alleged discrepancy in the vice president’s SALN to the Office of the Ombudsman. /mcm