Fifteen representatives from banking and insurance companies were ready to testify as House prosecutors pursued financial records in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.
Witnesses in the impeachment trial do not automatically receive immunity, but complying with a lawful subpoena may provide a defense against later criminal liability.
The Senate impeachment court said Mayor Sebastian Duterte needed additional time to gather, authenticate, and reproduce the local government records covered by subpoena.
Malacañang said any Supreme Court ruling on petitions challenging the impeachment voting threshold must be respected and followed once the tribunal decides.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Republic Act 12326, moving the next barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections from November 2026 to November 2028.
The Marcos administration proposed a PHP29.5-billion Comelec budget for 2027 to support earlier preparations for the 2028 national and local elections.
House prosecutors are examining business records involving Vice President Sara Duterte and Manases Carpio to compare corporate income with her declared wealth.
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian and Senator-judge Risa Hontiveros said the new voting formula keeps the Constitution’s two-thirds requirement unchanged for Duterte’s trial.