LIVE UPDATES: Sara Duterte impeachment trial|Sept. 21, 2026

Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC)director Gerardo del Rosario affirmed on SEC records of corporations connected to Vice President Sara Duterte on Day 27 of the impeachment trial. Here are some highlights from the September 21 procedures. #VPonTrial Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/aFYYQGC9d0 Watch our livestream here: https://t.co/Z0KgQTqNE6– Inquirer(@inquirerdotnet)September 21, 2026

No SEC policy restricting president, vice president from owning companies: Del Rosario SEC director Gerardo del Rosario states the SEC has no policy restricting the president, vice president, or Cabinet members from owning services or business. #VPonTrial Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/aFYYQGC9d0 Watch our livestream here: https://t.co/Z0KgQTqNE6– Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) September 21, 2026

Senator-judge Raffy Tulfo states Vice President Sara Duterte is relatively captured in a”Catch-22″ scenario over whether to state her company interests. He likewise states it was “overwhelming”that none of the attorneys around Duterte encouraged her to divest from the business, even if they were not making. #VPonTrial Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/aFYYQGC9d0 Watch our livestream here: https://t.co/Z0KgQTqNE6– Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) September 21, 2026

A Jaime T. Cruz is called as an incorporator of a minimum of 6 business that the prosecution links to Vice President Sara Duterte. These consist of Metro City Chow Foods Corporation, where Duterte is noted as an incorporator and member of the board of directors. #VPonTrial Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/aFYYQGC9d0 Watch our livestream here: https://t.co/Z0KgQTqNE6

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Vice President Sara Duterte’s name did not look like an incorporator, director, or shareholder in Gencorp Industries Inc.’s Articles of Incorporation or General Information Sheets(GIS), according to SEC director Gerardo del Rosario. Prosecution counsel Erwin Matib stated Duterte noted the business in her 2024 and 2025 Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs). #VPonTrial Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/aFYYQGC9d0 Watch our livestream here: https://t.co/Z0KgQTqNE6– Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) September 21, 2026

SEC director Gerardo del Rosario states Vice President Sara Duterte stayed a member of the board of directors of Metro City Chow Foods Corporation since 2025. He states Duterte’s ongoing business function breaches the Constitution, which restricts a sitting vice president from holding other positions or engagements. #VPonTrial Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/aFYYQGC9d0 Watch our livestream here: https://t.co/Z0KgQTqNE6– Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) September 21, 2026

Prosecution counsel Erwin Matib explains that Gencorp Industries Inc.’s sales increased significantly in 2022, the year Sara Duterte was chosen vice president. Defense counsel challenged the” extra declaration,”arguing that it made up a conclusion of reality. #VPonTrial Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/aFYYQGC9d0 Watch our livestream here: https://t.co/Z0KgQTqNE6– Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) September 21, 2026

” WALA MAN LANG NAG-ADVISE NA’VP, KAILANGAN MONG MAG-DIVEST KASI BAWAL’YAN'”Senator-judge Raffy Tulfo questioned why Vice President Sara Duterte did not divest from her business position after presuming workplace in 2022, in spite of being a legal representative and having other attorneys around her throughout her vice-presidential project. #VPonTrial Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/aFYYQGC9d0 Watch our livestream here: https://t.co/Z0KgQTqNE6– Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) September 21, 2026

LOOK: Defense counsel Justin Gular transfers to strike from the record the prosecution’s slides summing up dividend statements of corporations connected to Vice President Sara Duterte. The slides revealed “No dividends stated,” however upon explanation from Presiding Officer Francis Escudero, SEC director Gerardo del Rosario stated some corporations had no Audited Financial Statements (AFS). Gular stated, “They must have put in that expected summary that there was no info, not no dividends stated as it appears now.” “It is currently clear now that these were incorrect and misrepresentative,” he included. Prosecution counsel Erwin Matib rejected the “heavy allegation.” “Hindi po kami nagmi-misrepresent, Your Honor. Hindi po namin itinuloy ‘yong pagpa-flash after ng information po ng administering officer,” he stated.

“Malinaw po ang sabi po ng witness na ang pinagbabasehan nila para sabihin ng no dividend declaration ay dalawa: General Information Sheets at Audited Financial Statements. So necessarily, kung wala pong AFS na sinumbit, wala pong mapagkukuhanan ng information ngayon,” he stated. #VPonTrial|@AprBenjaminINQ Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/aFYYQGC9d0 Watch our livestream here: https://t.co/Z0KgQTqNE6– Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) September 21, 2026

DAY 27 LOOK: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Company Registration and Monitoring Department Director Atty. Gerardo Del Rosario takes his oath as a witness throughout the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte at the Senate in Pasay City on Monday, September 21. Del Rosario was called by House district attorneys to validate business records as the Senate impeachment court continues to take on claims concerning the Vice President’s service interests and declared inexplicable wealth. #VPonTrial |: Niño Jesus Orbeta, Philippine Daily Inquirer [1/3]

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‘MUKHANG MAYROON TAYONG CLUE’House district attorney Erwin Matib provided SEC files for Gencorp Industries Inc., consisting of the business’s Audited Financial Statements (AFS) eSubmission invoice to the BIR, which utilized an e-mail address including the initials “JTC.” A particular Jaime T. Cruz, who represents the JTC Group of Companies, likewise seemed Gencorp’s greatest customer. #VPonTrial Follow our live updates here: https://t.co/aFYYQGCH2y Watch our livestream here: https://t.co/Z0KgQTrltE– Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) September 21, 2026

LOOK: Gencorp Industries, Inc.’s General Information Sheet(GIS )reveals JTC Group of Companies as its biggest investor, with 6,250 shares valued at P625,000. The GIS likewise notes the JTC Group of Companies, represented by Jaime T. Cruz, amongst the business’s directors/officers … pic.twitter.com/7rcoXx3wIn– Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet)September 21, 2026

‘KAILAN ULIT NA-ELECT SI RESPONDENT SARA DUTERTE AS VP?’Gencorp Industries Inc. sales leapt from P28.1 million in 2021 to P300 million in 2022, which Atty. Erwin Matib kept in mind was likewise the exact same year Vice President Sara Duterte took her oath of office.The business was noted in … pic.twitter.com/qPUXtK6Dvw— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) September 21, 2026

LOOK: Prosecution counsel Erwin Matib provides the summary for Gencorp Industries Inc. SEC director Gerardo del Rosario states Vice President Sara Duterte did not look like an incorporator, director, or investor of the business. Matib states the business was noted in Duterte’s … pic.twitter.com/nyBn7m8cTm— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) September 21, 2026

LOOK: SEC director Gerardo del Rosario states Vice President Sara Duterte stays a member of the board of directors of the Metro City Chow Foods Corporation from 2022-2025. Prosecution counsel Erwin Matib asks if a vice president is permitted to be a board member of a business … pic.twitter.com/oT0sCpH3kA– Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet )September 21, 2026[19659036]September 21, 2026 12:12 PM

‘LAGING NANANALO SI VP SARA SA PAGIGING DIRECTOR ‘Atty. Erwin Matib questioned SEC Director Gerardo Del Rosario on the choice of board directors, keeping in mind that Vice President Sara Duterte was chosen to the board of Metro City Chow Foods Corporation from 2022 to 2024 … pic.twitter.com/PFrL58199X– Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet)September 21, 2026

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