VP Sara’s net worth ballooned to P98.6M
A prosecution witness testified that Vice President Sara Duterte's net worth increased by 1,280 percent over 18 years, reaching P98.66 million by 2025. The testimony was presented during her ongoing impeachment trial to highlight the significant growth of her assets while in public office.
Why it matters
The rapid accumulation of wealth by high-ranking public officials often serves as a focal point for corruption investigations and political accountability in the Philippines.
A PROSECUTION witness from the Office of the Ombudsman on Tuesday testified that Vice President Sara Duterte's declared net worth skyrocketed from P7.25 million in 2007 to P98.66 million in 2025, a staggering 1,280-percent increase over 18 years.Karen Batu, officer-in-charge of the Office of the Ombudsman's Central Records Division, authenticated and read Duterte's statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) during her direct examination on the 25th day of the vice president's impeachment trial.Responding to questions from House prosecution counsel James Bryan Ibrahim Alih, Batu testified that Duterte declared a net worth of P7,150,497 in 2007, when she was elected Davao City vice mayor, based on her SALN for that year.By 2025, she said the declared net worth of Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, had reached P98,656,131.20, representing an increase of P91.4 million or about 1,280 percent.Based on Batu's testimony, the declared net worth figures recorded in…
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