Sara Duterte impeachment trial Day 33: What to expect

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The Senate impeachment court will continue to tackle the alleged unexplained wealth of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, October 5, with an official from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) expected to testify.

The trial was supposed to last until early evening beginning October 1. However, it was cut short last Thursday after the impeachment court ruled to move the presentation of AMLC’s reports on covered and suspicious transactions involving the Vice President to October 5.

The Senate impeachment court granted the defense panel’s request to prepare for prosecution’s direct examination of Anti-Money Laundering Council executive director Ronel Buenaventura.

The AMLC official is expected to testify on the following documents on Monday:

• Summary of covered transaction reports (CTRs) and suspicious transaction reports (STRs) submitted by the Anti Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to the Senate Impeachment court
• Summary of all CTRs and STRs involving 15 juridical persons from 2007 to 2025
• Summary of all CTRs and STRs involving Vice President Duterte and her husband Manases Carpio from 2022 to 2025
• Summary of CTRs and STRs involving the 15 juridical persons from 2022 to 2025
• Summary of CTRs and STRs pertaining to inward remittances to Calle 88 Foods Corporations from China and other countries
• Summary of CTRs and STRs involving insurance policies and investment-related transactions.

During the House justice panel hearings on the impeachment complaints against Duterte last April, Buenaventura testified that bank transactions totaling P6.7 billion—classified as covered and suspicious—were recorded under the names of the Vice President and her husband, Manases Carpio.

Of the total amount, P3.7 billion was attributed to the Vice President, while P2.998 billion was linked to Carpio. —RF, GMA News