Chalssea Kate Echegoyen

President Rodrigo Duterte  takes his oath as the 16th President of the Philippines at the Rizal Hall in Malacanan Palace on Thursday at exactly 12 noon.  Duterte is joined by his children  Davai City Mayor Sara Duterte, Davao City Vice Mayor  Paolo Duterte,  Sebastian and Veronica Duterte.  Malacanan  News and Information Bureau

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<p>MANILA – Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV alleged on Wednesday that the Duterte family received millions of pesos in manager’s checks from an alleged drug lord.</p><p>During the House Committee on Justice hearing, Trillanes presented documents showing a series of alleged financial transactions involving Samuel “Sammy” Ang and members of the Duterte family including Vice President Sara Duterte, former president Rodrigo Duterte, Veronica “Kitty” Duterte, Honeylet Avanceña, Rep. Paolo Duterte, and Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte.</p><p>He claimed that Ang, whom he described as an alleged “drug lord,” was the source of the funds.</p><p>Ang was allegedly known as former president Duterte’s political contributor and an alleged partner of Michael Yang, former economic adviser of Duterte, who was involved in the Pharmally and POGO controversies. </p><p>According to Trillanes, the recorded transaction of Vice President Sara Duterte, involving a joint account with her husband Mans Carpio and other members of the Duterte family, amounted to over P111 million, as of April 2016. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>‘Suspicious transactions’ confirmed by AMLC</strong></div><p>During the proceedings, Mamamayang Liberal Rep. Leila De Lima flagged randomly selected transactions to check similarity of “suspicious transactions” recorded by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC). </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/4/22/amlc-reports-33-suspicious-bank-transactions-under-sara-duterte-husband-1431">AMLC reports 33 &#x27;suspicious&#x27; bank transactions under Sara Duterte, husband</a></div><p>The AMLC later confirmed that a total of five transactions in Annex H, or the transactions under the bank accounts of Sara Duterte, Rodrigo Duterte, Pulong Duterte, Baste Duterte, and Rodrigo Duterte’s common-law wife Honeylet Avanceña, and their daughter Kitty Duterte, appear similar to those recorded in the AMLC. </p><p>In the Annex “I” or “Sammy Uy’s payouts to Sara Duterte and family,” a total number of three transactions were likewise similar to the AMLC report of suspicious transactions.</p><p>In the Annex “B,” or the movement transactions under Sara Duterte’s bank account and joint accounts of her husband Mans Carpio and other members of her family, five transactions were reportedly similar to the AMLC’s record. </p><p>In the Annex “A,” or the joint account of Sara Duterte and Rodrigo Duterte, a total of five transactions were also confirmed by the AMLC. </p><p>The Duterte family has yet to respond to Trillanes&#x27; allegations.</p>

<p>Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV alleged on Wednesday that the Duterte family received millions of pesos in manager’s checks from an alleged drug lord.</p>

Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV alleged on Wednesday that the Duterte family received millions of pesos in manager’s checks from an alleged drug lord.

Duterte family received over P181M from alleged drug lord, Trillanes claims

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Duterte family received over P181M from alleged drug lord, Trillanes claims

Chalssea Kate Echegoyen,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 22, 2026 04:53 PM PHT

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Updated April 22, 2026 05:16 PM PHT

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