P40.65 M joint account of Sara, previous president Duterte bared at impeachment trial

MANILA Philippines — A Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) main affirmed Wednesday that declared drug lord Samuel “Sammy” Uy was called as the payee of a P16.85-million supervisor’s check dated May 30, 2016, as district attorneys taken a look at deals including the joint time deposit accounts of Vice President Sara Duterte and her dad, previous president Rodrigo Duterte.

BPI Central Manila Division Head Marwin Galvez recognized the check throughout Day 35 of the impeachment procedures.

Under questioning from personal district attorney James Bryan Ibrahim Alih, Galvez verified that the supervisor’s check was provided for P16,852,782, with Samuel C. Uy noted as the payee.

The statement came as district attorneys analyzed the Duterte household’s joint time deposit accounts at BPI’s Julia Vargas branch in Pasig City.

Galvez likewise affirmed that the accounts had an opening balance of around P40.65 million in 2010.

The accounts had actually formerly been raised by previous senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who declared that they got considerable deposits from people he determined as thought drug characters.

Trillanes particularly declared that Uy transferred an overall of P181 million into accounts connected to the Duterte household.

Uy, a Davao-based business person, has actually been openly connected to the Duterte household.

Vice President Sara Duterte and her daddy, previous president Rodrigo Duterte, collectively held a P40.65 million time deposit at the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), an executive affirmed before the Senate impeachment court on Wednesday.

BPI Senior Vice President and Central Metro Manila Division Head Marwin Galvez recognized the account throughout his testament after personal district attorney James Bryan Ibrahim Alih provided a time deposit certificate revealing that the account was opened under the names of Sara Duterte and her dad on Jan. 22, 2010, at BPI’s Julia Vargas branch.

The P40.65 million principal was rolled over or restored 12 times, Galvez stated. When it was last restored on Feb. 11, 2011, the time deposit had actually grown to P41,721,035.42, consisting of interest.

Alih asked Galvez about the balance at the time of the last renewal.

“Based on the last rollover, consisting of rates of interest, the last balance would be P41,721,035.42,” Galvez stated, keeping in mind that a few of the figures on the file were tough to check out.

A supervisor’s look for the exact same quantity was provided on March 9, 2011, Galvez affirmed.

He stated the supervisor’s check had a credibility duration of 6 months.

An October 2011 credit and debit memo revealed the supervisor’s check as unutilized, according to the BPI records provided in court.

The defense challenged the discussion of the deal on the premises of significance.

Alih stated the prosecution was looking for to develop a pattern including the P41.7 million supervisor’s check and a different P55 million time deposit that was likewise transformed into a supervisor’s check and remained in flow throughout the very same duration.

“The supervisor’s check that is being rolled over does not appear in the year-end balance due to the fact that it is drifting,” Alih stated.

Galvez likewise affirmed that Sara Duterte and her other half, legal representative Manases Carpio, had 7 active deposit accounts and 34 closed private accounts with BPI.

The accounts covered deals from Jan. 1, 2007, to Dec. 31, 2025, he stated.

The couple likewise had 2 charge card accounts, while one active business account was connected to Duterte, Carpio and 20 other business, according to Galvez.

Galvez likewise provided year-end balances for numerous accounts held under the names of Sara Duterte, Carpio and the previous president.

According to his statement, the accounts revealed little motion from 2022 to 2025.

The disclosures were made throughout Alih’s direct evaluation of Galvez as the prosecution provided banking records including the vice president and members of her household.