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BPI confirms Duterte family held joint account, Senate court hears
The Bank of the Philippine Islands has acknowledged before the Senate impeachment court that former President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Sara Duterte jointly maintained an account at the institution, validating allegations first raised over a decade ago.
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MANILA — In a significant development during impeachment proceedings, the Bank of the Philippine Islands confirmed Wednesday that former President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, held a joint account at the bank, marking the first official acknowledgment of the account's existence.
The confirmation came during testimony before the Senate impeachment court, resolving a matter that had remained disputed for more than ten years. The account's existence was initially brought to public attention by then Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who alleged that Duterte maintained a large, previously undeclared account at BPI.
The bank's testimony provides documentary evidence supporting longstanding allegations regarding the account, though additional details regarding the account's size, duration, and transaction history were not immediately disclosed in available reports of the court proceeding.
The revelation adds another dimension to ongoing scrutiny of the Duterte family's finances and comes amid Vice President Duterte's current impeachment proceedings in the Senate, which have drawn heightened public and legislative attention to questions of financial transparency and accountability among senior government officials.