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Katrina Domingo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17853930804522-Composite (1) 4.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte. Jonathan Cellona and Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not withhold the truth from the public, Malacañang said on Thursday, hours after the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/30/bir-submits-duterte-tax-records-to-impeachment-court-1102">delivered Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax records to the Senate </a>after it received authorization from Malacañang.</p><p>The National Internal Revenue Code requires the approval of the president before any tax documents can be examined. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/16/bir-needs-marcos-approval-before-release-of-duterte-s-records-ex-tax-chief-1457">BIR needs Marcos approval before release of Duterte&#x27;s records — ex-tax chief </a></div><p>“Yung huli nating sinabi, kung ano ang sinasabi ng batas, kung ano ang proseso, susunod ang Pangulo. Kung ‘yan ay kinakailangan na magbigay siya ng approval sa BIR… at ito naman ay para sa katotohanan, hindi niya po ipagkakait ang katotohanan sa ating bayan,” Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said. </p><p>“Hindi po magiging hadlang si Pangulong Marcos sa paglabas ng katotohanan,” she told Palace reporters.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0yQKrF79voZVf5BZVT94HaNtE7xmFqDXRR8nSZ5zhCXq4Ro6RB3N2hhJTecPdZDf7l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="547" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span>The Senate impeachment court earlier <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/20/impeachment-court-subpoenas-duterte-bank-records-1730">granted the House prosecution panel’s motion to subpoena the Vice President’s financial records </a>to prove allegations of ill-gotten wealth and undeclared assets in her Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth.</div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/sara-duterte-impeachment-trial">Impeachment Trial of Sara Duterte </a></div><p>While the court also granted the request to include the tax records of Duterte’s husband  Manases Carpio in the presentation, the chamber underscored that these documents could not be used to file additional impeachable offenses against the Vice President. </p><p>The Palace brushed off possible criticisms that the President is playing politics in authorizing the release of the BIR documents.</p><p>“Sa lahat naman ng pagkakataon, kapag ang Pangulo ay gumagawa ng naayon sa batas pero mayroong tinatamaan, sinasabi nila politically motivated,” Castro said.</p><p>“Basta alam ng Pangulo na siya ay tumutupad sa proseso, tumutupad sa batas kahit na siya ay paringgan, basta siya ay tumutupad sa proseso,” she said.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02AzJ6e83D4UMy3ePzZbnjzpLs4znrcB7MK6gh4hodQiLV7C5hkzcMuhGMCUrDfokFl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="703" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>The House of Representatives has hurled Duterte before the Senate impeachment court on allegations of misuse of confidential funds, undeclared wealth, bribery and grave threats.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Palace underscored that there is no need to revise the Philippines’ anti-money laundering laws after the Senate impeachment court began tackling alleged <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/29/ovp-s-p500m-bank-withdrawal-unusual-ex-landbank-exec-says-1225">“unusual” cash withdrawals </a>by the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education between 2022 and 2023.</p><p>“Kumpleto ang ating batas,” Castro said.</p><p>“Ang dapat natin repasuhin ay yung mga tao na may intensyon na magnakaw sa pondo ng bayan. ‘Yun ang dapat natin pahintuin.”  </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/29/wrap-bank-officers-quizzed-on-large-cash-withdrawals-by-duterte-s-offices-2208">Bank officers quizzed on large cash withdrawals by Duterte’s offices </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/29/vp-duterte-s-defense-sees-no-need-to-question-ex-bank-execs-1616">VP Duterte&#x27;s defense sees no need to question ex-bank execs </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/29/status-quo-presentation-of-evidence-observed-in-duterte-impeachment-trial-1431">Status quo presentation of evidence observed in Duterte impeachment trial </a></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QXC6xin-A78?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MJMm7TlChQA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not withhold the truth from the public, Malacañang said on Thursday, hours after the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) delivered Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax records to the Senate after it received authorization from Malacañang.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not withhold the truth from the public, Malacañang said on Thursday, hours after the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) delivered Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax records to the Senate after it received authorization from Malacañang.

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Palace on release of Sara Duterte’s tax records: Marcos will not withhold truth from public

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 30, 2026 02:31 PM PHT

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