VP Sara, husband had 9 BPI accounts with P8M deposits as of 2025: witness
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VP Sara, husband had 9 BPI accounts with P8M deposits as of 2025: witness

A witness testified in an impeachment trial that Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband held a total of P8 million (approximately $134,000 USD) across nine bank accounts as of 2025. The deposits may not have been declared in their asset declarations.

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