IMPEACHMENT. The late former Chief Justice Renato Corona and his wife, Cristina (3rd and 4th from left), arrive at the Senate building in Pasay City for his impeachment trial in this May 2012 file photo. Impeachment court spokesperson Reginald “Regie” Tongol said Thursday (July 17, 2026) said the procedure used to open the tax records of Corona may guide the Senate impeachment court as it considers the prosecution’s bid to subpoena the tax documents of Vice President Sara Duterte. (Photo courtesy of Senate-PRIB)
MANILA – The Senate impeachment court may look to the 2012 trial of former Chief Justice Renato Corona for guidance as it weighs a prosecution request to subpoena Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax records.
According to impeachment court spokesperson Reginald “Regie” Tongol, the court is studying the procedure followed by then-BIR Chief Kim Henares when served a similar subpoena during the 2012 Corona trial.
Henares first received the impeachment court’s subpoena before seeking authority from then-President Benigno Aquino III to produce the requested tax records, Tongol said.
“Yes, so that the BIR Commissioner can reduce his risk and liabilities under the law,” he said, explaining why the subpoena should precede presidential authorization.
