By Benjamin Cuaresma
MANILA — The financial records of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, Manases Carpio, are set to take center stage as the impeachment trial enters its 33rd day on Monday.
The House prosecution panel is presenting Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) Secretariat Executive Director Ronel U. Buenaventura, who is expected to testify on transaction reports involving Duterte, Carpio and their business interests.
Buenaventura had previously appeared before the House Committee on Justice, where he discussed billions of pesos in transactions reflected in AMLC records involving the Vice President and her husband.
The AMLC is tasked with examining financial transaction reports and investigating activities that may be linked to money laundering and other unlawful financial transactions.
Following Buenaventura’s testimony, the prosecution is expected to call representatives from several banks and financial institutions, including Land Bank of the Philippines, Asia United Bank, Philippine Savings Bank, Metrobank, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Philippine National Bank and BDO Unibank.
Representatives of insurance and investment firms are also expected to testify, including Prudential Life, Allianz, Manulife, FWD Life, BPI-AIA Life, BDO Securities and BDO Life.
The proceedings are expected to focus on financial documents that the prosecution says are relevant to its case against Duterte.
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