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Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial entered its 33rd day on October 5, 2026, with the House prosecution pushing deeper into financial evidence. The next witness lined up is Ronel Buenaventura, executive director of the Anti-Money Laundering Council Secretariat. He is expected to walk the court through records and transactions involving Duterte, her husband Manases Carpio, and their business interests. Thirteen weeks in, the case has moved from accusations to paper, and the money trail is now the ground both sides are fighting over. The defense has hammered at the prosecution's documents throughout, and Buenaventura's testimony will get the same treatment. Senators hearing the case have let the evidence run its course rather than rush toward a verdict. What the AMLC files connect, and what they leave open, may end up deciding whether the vice president keeps her office.

MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial enters its 33rd day, with the House prosecution set to present Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) Secretariat Executive Director Ronel Buenaventura as it presents financial records and transactions involving Duterte, her husband Manases Carpio, and their business interests. READ: ICYMI: Sara Duterte impeachment trial Week 13 highlights

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