Sara Duterte impeachment trial Day 41: What to expect

The defense panel will present on Tuesday its second witness in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte to testify on matters concerning the tax declarations and tax maps of a property in the Island Garden City of Samal.

Set to be called to the witness stand this morning is Engr. John Kenneth Enumerables, the city assessor in the Island Garden City of Samal in Davao del Norte.

In a hearing last month, acting Samal Register of Deeds Atty. Marco Pineda testified that Atty. Manases Carpio, husband of the Vice President, is the owner of a property in the Island Garden City of Samal, which was purchased for P3.4 million in 2018, as reflected in the 2018 Deed of Absolute Sale.

Asked by the House prosecution if the said details stated in the 2018 Deed of Absolute Sale was found in the Vice President’s 2019 Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) based on the acquisition year, location and value, Pineda said there were none.

The defense is currently presenting evidence and witnesses for Article II of the impeachment case against Duterte alleging her unexplained wealth due to supposed failure to truthfully disclose assets in her SALN and failure to divest in businesses as required for the President and Vice President under a Constitutional provision. —Giselle Ombay/BAP, GMA News