The House prosecution panel maintained that the bank and tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte, dating back to when she served as Davao City vice mayor and mayor, are material to the ongoing impeachment trial against her.

On the sixth day of the trial, House Prosecutor Chel Diokno said their motion is based on a report from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), which stated that the Vice President's financial transactions grew significantly from 2007 to 2013.

According to Diokno, Duterte's total financial activity during her time as a local official reached more than three billion pesos.

Diokno further asserted that these documents are directly linked to the Articles of Impeachment, which cite the Vice President's alleged unexplained wealth.

He clarified, however, that they are not asking the court to immediately accept the AMLC report as fact. 

Instead, the prosecution is requesting access to the bank records, AMLC reports, and documents from the Bureau of Internal Revenue in order to scrutinize them.

Meanwhile, the Senate Impeachment Court deferred its decision on the prosecution panel's request to subpoena the bank and tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, Attorney Manases Carpio.

Following a closed-door caucus among senator-judges yesterday, Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Senator Chiz Escudero announced that the ruling on the matter will be released on Monday, July 20.

The senator-judges reportedly want additional time to study the motion before deciding on the subpoena request.

When the impeachment court resumes on Monday, each senator-judge will have the opportunity to question both the prosecution and the defense regarding the motion.

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