WATCH: BPI rep details year-end balances of Dutertes, Carpio accounts

Inquirer.net - Oct 7, 2026

MANILA, Philippines – BPI witness Marvin Galvez presents to the Senate impeachment court the year-end balances of accounts associated with lawyer Manases Carpio, his wife Vice President Sara Duterte and former President Rodrigo Duterte. During direct examination, Galvez provided the closing balances recorded in the specified BPI accounts at the end of 2022, 2023, 2024

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