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Security Bank Branch Banking Group Head Leslie Cham testified that Cale88 Food Corp. had two peso accounts with the bank, both of which were closed in July 2026.

Cham said the accounts were active in 2024 and 2025 but were no longer maintained by the company as of July 2026.

He also testified that Vice President Sara Duterte does not maintain an account with Security Bank. Cham said he could not confirm whether Cale88 has or had a foreign currency deposit account with the bank. (Video courtesy of Senate of the Philippines)

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00:00Could you confirm to the Honorable Court how many bank accounts does the Vice President and or her husband have
00:09with Security Bank?
00:10Your Honor, based on our documents, Vice President Sara Duterte does not maintain any account with Security Bank.
00:20Okay. How about Attorney Carpio?
00:24Attorney Carpio has two accounts with us.
00:27How many of those two accounts are open, are still active, sorry?
00:31Only one.
00:32Only one. And are you in a position to confirm that this active account ends with the last digit 4534?
00:41Can I take a look at the notes?
00:43You may, sir.
00:45Continuing authority is granted to the witness to look at the notes.
00:48Sir, what's the number again?
00:50Last digit 4534.
00:52Okay. Yes, this is an account of a checking account, All Access, opened in October 25, 2022.
01:06All right. But you mentioned that there are two active accounts. Is that correct?
01:10Yes.
01:11No, only one active account.
01:12Only one.
01:12The other one is already closed.
01:14And it's a peso account.
01:15That's correct. Both are peso accounts.
01:18No foreign accounts?
01:19No foreign accounts.
01:20All right. Allow me to ask questions on this account that you've identified under the name
01:27of the Vice President's husband, Attorney Manassez Carpio. More particularly, just the ending
01:32balances, sir, if you can assist us on this. For 2022, sir, what is the ending balance of
01:39this account with last digits 4534?
01:44As of December 2029, 2022, the ending balance is 25,074.34.
01:57Thank you. I'm sorry, I got distracted with that. For 2023, what is the ending balance of
02:07this account?
02:08The ending balance of the December 2023 is 232,134.27.
02:17All right. And for 2024, sir, what is the ending balance for this account under the name of
02:23Attorney Carpio?
02:27344,388.90.
02:29All right. How about for 2025, what is the ending balance of this account under the name of
02:38Attorney Manassez R. Carpio?
02:43935,923.41.
02:45All right. I'm about to end, Mr. Witness, but would you be in the position to confirm to
02:50us if a certain entity, such an entity named Kale88 maintain foreign bank accounts with
03:00your bank? Without saying the account number, of course. Kale88. Do you, could you, are you
03:09in the position to confirm?
03:10No, I'm not in the position to confirm any FCDU account.
03:14All right. But that answer is based that you do not have the records now, not because it's
03:20not there.
03:20Objection, Your Honor. The witness is already answered.
03:22Just clarifying, Your Honor.
03:23That he cannot disclose on foreign currency deposit.
03:26Already answered, counsel.
03:27We'll just move on, Your Honor. Yeah, that would be all from me, Sir Les. I thank you for
03:33your patience and for being here today.
03:35Thank you, Your Honor.
03:44Thank you, Your Honor.

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