'FAKE, A BLATANT LIE' CARPIO ON P6 BILLION BANK TRANSACTION CLAIM

The legal counsel of Atty. Manases Carpio, husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, On Monday denied allegations that the couple spent P6.7 billion in suspicious and covered transactions.

Carpio's counsel Atty. Peter Paul Danao in a press briefing said that Carpio rejected the information presented by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) during a House justice committee hearing on April 22.

"Atty. Carpio said that the '6 billion is fake and a blatant lie," Danao said, claiming that the figure is 'bloated.'

When asked about the exact amount, he replied: “Atty. Carpio is not part of the impeachment proceedings, so he is a private citizen. He doesn’t want to be embroiled in this political circus, and, more importantly, disclose his private information.”

According to the AMLC, banks submitted 630 covered transaction reports and 33 suspicious transaction reports linked to the bank accounts of Duterte and Carpio, totaling P6.7 billion. These transactions were allegedly made from 2006 to 2025.

The AMLC report was submitted to the House justice panel as impeachment complaints against Duterte cited her alleged unexplained wealth.