Vice President Sara Duterte arrives at the Senate of the Philippines, Pasay City on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, ahead of the day’s scheduled impeachment trial proceedings. Though present at the upper chamber to meet with her defense panel, her lawyers confirmed she would not be attending the afternoon hearing session in person. | INQUIRER PHOTO / NIÑO JESUS ORBETA
MANILA, Philippines — The House prosecution panel will start presenting next week Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) officials and workers who have firsthand knowledge of the processing and withdrawal of the P612.5 million in confidential funds Vice President Sara Duterte allegedly misused.
The prosecution plans to start presenting its case on the confidential funds article on Wednesday, July 29, right after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers his SONA and the minority delivers its contra-SONA, according to House prosecutor Terry Ridon of the Bicol Saro party-list.
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“Sa araw po na ’yon ay inaasahan po namin na magsisimula na ’yung paglalahad noong article on confidential funds misuse. So meron na pong mga nakahanay na mga testigo sa araw po na ’yon,” Ridon said during the Saturday News Forum at Dapo Restaurant in Quezon City.
