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Malacañang made it clear on Thursday, July 23, that it is the impeachment court, not the Executive branch, who has the authority to make decisions regarding the tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte, being obtained as evidence on the latter's impeachment trial.

Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro emphasized that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and the administration will simply adhere to the legal process and current laws. (Video courtesy of RTVM)

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/07/23/palace-impeachment-court-should-decide-on-vp-sara-tax-records-not-malacanang

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00:00I'll just go back po dun sa statement nyo, the other briefing, you mentioned mas nararapat na ang impeachment court
00:06ang mag-issue ng mga order at mga subpina considering na ang Pangulo ay isang impeachable officer.
00:12This is referring to the financial and tax records of VP Sara as evidence sa impeachment trial.
00:17So my question is, wala po bang malalabag na batas or rules kung ipauubaya po ng pala sa Senate impeachment
00:24court yung pagdidesisyon sa tax records ng VP Sara
00:26considering po that under section 71 of the tax code, the BIR must obtain the authority or consent of the
00:33President before disclosing or unsealing tax records which in this case po ay sa Vice President.
00:39Alam po natin ang batas na yan, ang provision na yan at may mga korte po ngayon, isama na po
00:48natin ang CTA na hindi na po nangangailangan ng permiso ng Pangulo kapag sila ay magbubukas ng mga tax records.
00:56Kung patungkol po ito sa mga tax frauds or tax evasion.
01:01Ang usapin po na ito kung may malalabag, ito po ay speculative as of now.
01:07At ang Pangulo naman at ang administration na ito ay susunod lamang sa proseso at kung anong sinasabi ng batas.
01:13So following po yung subpina ng impeachment court sa BIR to release the records,
01:19if ever po na CBI our Commissioner Charlie T. Mendoza will seek for the President's authorization,
01:25will he be open to authorize the release of VP Sara's tax records?
01:31Sa ngayon ay hindi po natin masasabi kung ano po ang kategoryang sagot ng Pangulo.
01:36But, noon pa naman, sinasabi ng Pangulo na sa lahat ng pagkakataon,
01:44tanging proseso lamang ang gagamitin at dapat nababatay sa batas.
01:50Kung ito naman po ay naisagawa na,
01:53ata ito ang pinatupad nila sa mga nakaraang impeachment trial,
01:59ang Pangulo ay susunod lamang sa proseso.
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