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Forensic financial analyst Alexander Cabrera undergoes cross-examination during Day 38 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s Senate impeachment trial in Pasay City on Monday, October 12, 2026. MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte’s unexplained wealth from 2022 to 2025 could reach as much as P1.5 billion, forensic financial analyst Atty. Alexander Cabrera alleged Monday.

Forensic financial analyst lawyer Alexander Cabrera MANILA—Lawyer Alexander Cabrera, a forensic financial analyst, stood by his report on Monday identifying unreported financial transactions involving companies linked to Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, as a case of “nonreporting” — not “supposed fraud,” as defense lawyer Kristine Ferrer described them.

National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag speaks during a press briefing with reporters on Oct. 12, 2026. MANILA — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is probing 121 properties linked to Vice President Sara Duterte and her brother, Rep. Paolo Duterte, over discrepancies in their Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs).

Senator-Judge Joel Villanueva MANILA — Cale88, a banana chip export corporation established in 2021, with Vice President Sara Duterte’s husband, Manases Carpio, as a 47.5-percent owner, reported P150 million in sales in 2024 — and yet it did not have a single employee.

House lead prosecutor Rep. Gerville Luistro MANILA — To expedite the long-drawn proceedings, the House prosecution team has decided to conclude its presentation of evidence against Vice President Sara Duterte before the Senate impeachment court Monday. House lead prosecutor Rep.

MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial will be put on hold starting Wednesday, Oct. 14, to give the prosecution time to file its formal offer of evidence, Senate Impeachment Clerk of Court Atty. Renato Bantug said on Monday. In a text message to the Inquirer, Bantug confirmed the suspension. “No trial [on Wednesday],” he wrote. On Monday, the prosecution’s last witness for impeachment Article II, which concerns Duterte’s alleged unexplained wealth, was excused.

Sen Jinggoy Estrada arrives at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center on Aug. 26, 2026. MANILA — The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division on Monday ordered the 90-day preventive suspension of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada over a plunder case involving alleged irregularities in P573 million worth of infrastructure projects under the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for 2025. The five-page resolution penned by Associate Justice Zaldy Trespeses, chair of the Fifth Division, was promulgated on Oct. 12.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers an arrival statement upon his return to the Philippines on October 12, 2026 after a five-day working visit in Singapore. MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. highlighted the investment commitments from Singapore-based firms upon his arrival in the Philippines after a five-day working visit. Marcos arrived back in the country at around 1:54 a.m. on Monday, October 12, The STAR reported.

MANILA — The House of Representatives on Monday passed on final reading the P7.2-trillion budget bill for 2027, 62 days after receiving the executive’s spending plan from the Department of Budget and Management. The House approved House Bill No. 10858 after 281 lawmakers voted in favor and 13 against. One abstained. However, the manner in which lawmakers amended the measure drew backlash after they approved P116.32 billion in budget realignments that critics said could expand political patronage.

A US judge on Sunday blocked the Trump ‌administration from using taxpayer money to pay for political advertisements, after publicly ‌funded television ads glorifying US President Donald Trump began airing in late September and sparked a bipartisan backlash.