Lawmakers Question Discrepancies in Sara Duterte's Wealth
Philippine lawmakers are examining financial discrepancies concerning Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio. Evidence presented at a House hearing suggests bank transactions of billions of pesos far exceeding her and her husband's publicly declared wealth.
Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio came under fresh pressure on Wednesday after Philippine lawmakers examining complaints that could lead to her impeachment were shown evidence of bank transactions far larger than the wealth she and her husband had publicly declared. At a House hearing, the Philippines’ anti-money-laundering watchdog said the couple’s bank records from 2006 to 2024 showed 4.4 billion pesos (US$73.2 million) in inflows and 1.5 billion pesos in outflows, despite a declared net...