Questions Rise Over Sara Duterte's Undeclared Assets and Insurance Policies

The piece labels Sara Duterte as a "collateral damage" of her own financial dealings, pointing to 19 insurance policies taken by her husband Mans Carpio, of which 17 were not listed on her SALN. It highlights a joint account at the Bank of the Philippine Islands that the vice president allegedly did not know about. The column stresses that the undeclared assets, reported as P817 million, surpass the P50 million plunder benchmark.

It further questions how a company such as Cale88 Foods Corp., described as a banana-chip producer, could report P208 million in sales while employing only a handful of staff. The author calls for greater transparency, suggesting that the failure to file accurate SALNs undermines public trust in elected officials.