The House prosecution on Wednesday said it is staking its case against Vice President Sara Duterte on evidence of P818 million to P1.5 billion in allegedly unexplained wealth, confident that it is enough to secure her conviction on the sole remaining impeachment charge.

“We will rise or fall on the basis of unexplained wealth, and we are convinced na ito po ’yung talaga pong magiging batayan doon po sa pagpapasya ng ating mga senator-judges sa pinakadulo,” House prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon said at a press briefing.

Ridon said the prosecution decided to focus on Article II after forensic accounting expert Alexander Cabrera presented findings identifying P817.87 million in allegedly unexplained wealth involving Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, from 2022 to 2025.

Cabrera’s findings also showed that the amount could reach P1.5 billion under a broader calculation.

House impeachment team adviser and spokesperson Ace Barbers acknowledged the risk of withdrawing three impeachment articles but said the prosecution was confident in the remaining charge.

House prosecutor Manila 3Rep. Joel Chua said the unexplained wealth allegations were easier for the public to understand because the evidence came largely from Duterte’s own Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs) and official financial records.

The prosecution presented records showing year-end balances of P59.03 million in 2022, P71.38 million in 2023, P22.25 million in 2024 and P39.09 million in 2025 across 26 bank accounts linked to Duterte and Carpio.

These were compared with Duterte’s SALNs, which declared no cash on hand or in banks during those years.

House prosecution legal spokesperson and counsel Benjamin mTolosa Jr. said impeachment proceedings had enabled the prosecution to obtain records from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) and banks, which are ordinarily protected by confidentiality laws.

“Then let’s remember, kaya nailabas dito ’yung mga BIR records, AMLC records, especially the bank records, dahil impeachment is an exception to the confidentiality rules, to the bank secrecy rules,” Tolosa said.

Ridon rejected claims that the defense had been denied the opportunity to answer the allegations, saying Duterte’s lawyers had earlier rejected a proposal to alternate the presentation of evidence after each impeachment article.

“So it is not our fault that they had not foreseen this particular moment to actually come to pass,” Ridon said.

The Senate impeachment court on Tuesday approved the withdrawal of Article I on alleged misuse of confidential funds, Article III on bribery and Article IV on grave threats and related allegations.

Only Article II, involving alleged unexplained wealth, inaccurate asset declarations and prohibited business interests, remains for decision. House Public Communications Bureau