VP Trial recap: GenCorp, Metro Chow counsel to take witness stand

MANILA, Philippines, November 11 ------ The defense counsel of Vice President Sara Duterte will call to the stand yesterday the corporate counsel of GenCorp Industries, Inc. and Metro City Chow Foods Corp.

Although initially scheduled to testify at an earlier date, Atty. Suzette Balucanag-Punay will be the fourth defense witness after her testimony was postponed because of an MRI appointment she had last Monday. Balucanag-Punay is expected to present the General Information Sheets (GIS) and Audited Financial Statements of the two corporations linked to Duterte from 2022 to 2025.

To recall, the prosecution accused Duterte of amassing undisclosed wealth, partly because she declared in her Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) that she was an incorporator of the two companies, although she was not listed in their GIS. After Balucanag-Punay, the defense is expected to call representatives of nine banks where Duterte and her spouse, Atty. Manases Carpio, maintain accounts.

These banks are BDO Unibank, Inc., Bank of the Philippine Islands, EastWest Bank, Landbank of the Philippines, Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company, PSBank, Security Bank, UnionBank Davao and UnionBank Mandaluyong.

Source: inquirer.net