Prosecution Calls Land Bank Officials to Testify on Duterte-Carpio Financial Trail
During the 34th day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, two Land Bank of the Philippines managers testified about the year-end balances of lawyer Manases Carpio’s account covering 2022-2025.
The prosecution presented Raquel dela Cerna, branch manager of the R. Magsaysay office, who detailed the balance figures for Carpio’s account ending in 2730. A second witness, Eunice Sumatra, head of the San Pedro branch, also took the stand. Their testimony is part of the effort to map a P4.4-billion financial trail that includes 666 transactions linked to Duterte and Carpio. The witnesses’ statements keep the focus on the alleged misuse of funds as the trial proceeds.
Why it matters
The testimony could prove key to establishing alleged financial misconduct at the heart of the impeachment.
How the sides frame it
LOW AGREEMENTLeft-leaning coverage stresses alleged misuse of funds and detailed account discrepancies, while centrist coverage simply lists upcoming witnesses and procedural details without emphasizing wrongdoing.
LEFT
Left-leaning coverage frames the testimony as part of a probe into alleged financial misconduct by Duterte and Carpio, highlighting the size of the trail and discrepancies in reported balances.
CENTER
Centrist coverage frames the day as a procedural update, listing the bank officials scheduled to testify without assigning blame.
The left emphasises
- effort to map a P4.4-billion financial trail with 666 transactions linked to Duterte and Carpio
- discrepancies between reported balances and Duterte’s SALNs
- focus on alleged misuse of funds
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