MANILA – Forensic financial analyst Atty. Alexander Cabrera acknowledged that he could not confirm whether funds from companies linked to Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, had flowed into their personal bank accounts.
During the Senate impeachment trial on Monday, October 12, Senator-judge Joel Villanueva questioned Cabrera about the financial records he examined and whether there was documentary evidence showing that the couple personally received corporate funds.
“Meron po bang dokumento sa inyong ni-review na natanggap po ng mag-asawa ang corporate money as personal income o proportionate share lamang ‘yun pong ginamit ninyo?” Villanueva asked.
Cabrera sought clarification on whether the senator was referring to unreported funds from companies such as Cale88 Foods Corp. and Gencorp Metrocity that may have been transferred to the couple’s individual bank accounts.
“Ang sinasabi niyo po ba ‘yung hindi naka-report halimbawa po Cale88 or sa Gencorp Metrocity, kung ‘yung hindi naka-report na ‘yun ay nag-flow sa kanilang individual bank accounts?” Cabrera asked.
Villanueva confirmed that he was asking specifically about money that may have reached the personal accounts of Duterte and Carpio.
“Sa personal nila, opo,” the senator replied.
Cabrera admitted that he could not determine whether such transfers had actually occurred.
“Hindi ko po masabi kung nangyari po ‘yun. Pero kung tinatago niyo po ba’t niyo po ipapakita sa kabila?” Cabrera responded.
His answer distinguished the financial transactions recorded under the companies from funds that could be directly traced to the couple’s personal accounts.
The exchange highlighted questions about the extent to which corporate financial records could establish personal receipt of funds by Duterte and Carpio.
Cabrera’s testimony forms part of the prosecution’s presentation of financial evidence concerning alleged undeclared assets and unexplained wealth involving the Vice President and her husband.
However, the witness’s response did not establish that unreported corporate funds had been transferred to their personal bank accounts.
The impeachment court continued examining the financial evidence and the methodology used in Cabrera’s forensic analysis as senators sought clarification on the relationship between corporate transactions and the couple’s personal finances.
