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President Marcos said he would summon Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan after the envoy said China could easily win a war with the Philippines, drawing condemnation from lawmakers and the largest social response of the day. Separately, the Senate impeachment court dropped three of four articles against Vice President Sara Duterte, leaving only the unexplained-wealth charge.
The Senate impeachment court heard a forensic analyst's estimate of P817.87 million in undeclared assets as prosecutors dropped three of four charges, while the NBI opened a probe into more than 100 Duterte-linked properties.
House prosecutors withdrew three of four impeachment articles against Vice President Sara Duterte, leaving only the unexplained wealth charge, valued at P817.87 million, before the Senate court. The defense begins presenting evidence on November 9.
The Senate impeachment court accepted the prosecution's withdrawal of three of four articles against Vice President Sara Duterte, leaving only the unexplained wealth charge. The move drew a mistrial objection from the defense and a motion to reconsider from a senator-judge.
The House prosecution's forensic analyst stood by a P817.87-million undeclared wealth finding against Vice President Sara Duterte, then conceded his report excluded records from her and her husband. The Senate impeachment court paused the trial on October 14.
President Marcos says alleged Chinese funding of businesses tied to Vice President Sara Duterte is under investigation and would be a national security matter if proven, as her impeachment trial weighs tax records and a viral Palace exchange draws heavy social reaction.
Bank and insurance witnesses testified on the Duterte-Carpio finances while the Commission on Audit made its ₱73.287-million disallowance final, and senators asked the Supreme Court to restore the 16-vote conviction threshold.
The House prosecution's final witness told the Senate impeachment court that Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband had P817.87 million in allegedly undeclared assets and income from 2022 to 2025, as prosecutors dropped a bribery charge and the defense challenged how confidential records were obtained.
The peso closed at a record low of 62.90 to the dollar and the main stock index fell 2.2% as oil prices and rate-hike expectations weighed on markets. PAGASA also declared the end of the southwest monsoon, closing the rainy season over western Luzon and the Visayas.
The 35th day of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial drew the heaviest coverage as prosecutors presented bank records, while a new survey showed the confidential-fund allegation is the most recognized charge against her.
The 34th day of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial centered on Anti-Money Laundering Council records showing P319.33 million in China-linked remittances to a company tied to her husband, prompting national security concerns from the defense department and the National Security Council. The same day, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported September inflation at 7.2 percent, a year high.
Day 33 of the Sara Duterte impeachment trial put Anti-Money Laundering Council records at the center of the day's coverage, with P4.4 billion in flagged transactions and P319 million in China-linked remittances detailed in open court. The same records surfaced in a separate Isabela tobacco-fund dispute and in a Palace challenge to the Vice President's camp.
