弹劾案新证词:达沃两处房产未出现在莎拉资产申报中

10月2日,菲律宾副总统莎拉·杜特尔特弹劾审判的焦点落在她的资产申报(SALN)上。据《马尼拉时报》10月2日头条,检方在审判中提出,位于达沃的两处房产并未出现在莎拉历年提交的资产、负债与净值申报表中,成为“不明财产”指控的又一具体例证。
资产申报是菲律宾公职人员的基本义务,申报不实可构成弹劾条款中的违宪与背叛公众信任。检方围绕第二条弹劾条款展开举证,主张莎拉及其丈夫、律师马纳塞斯·卡皮奥的申报资产与其收入、银行记录和公司利益之间存在巨大缺口;此前出庭的土地登记处官员证词,正是为了核对房产登记与申报记录是否吻合。
辩方则质疑检方证据的取得方式与完整性,并强调莎拉已申报其商业利益。审判由参议院担任弹劾法庭,参议员法官们的提问显示,他们正逐项核对每一处房产、每一笔存款的登记时间与申报年份,以判断是疏漏还是刻意隐瞒。
这场审判自7月开庭以来已持续十余周,是菲律宾近年来最受关注的政治事件。莎拉若被定罪将失去副总统职务与2028年参选资格;审判的每一天证词,都在塑造公众对杜特尔特家族财产的认知。本案的后续关键,在于检方能否把单项资产的缺漏连成完整的“不明财产”链条。
Impeachment Testimony: Two Davao Properties Missing from Sara Duterte's Asset Declarations
The impeachment trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte turned on October 2 to her Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs). The Manila Times led its October 2 edition with prosecution evidence that two properties in Davao did not appear in the SALNs Duterte filed over the years — a concrete new example in the unexplained-wealth case against her.
Asset declarations are a basic duty of Philippine public officials, and false declarations can constitute culpable violation of the constitution and betrayal of public trust under the impeachment articles. The prosecution's Article II case argues that the declared assets of Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, fall far short of what their income, bank records and business interests would suggest; testimony from Register of Deeds officials was presented precisely to check property registrations against what was declared.
The defense has questioned how the prosecution obtained its evidence and whether it is complete, stressing that Duterte did declare her business interests. Senator-judges pressed witnesses on the registration dates and declaration years of each property and account, testing whether gaps were omissions or deliberate concealment.
Running since July, the trial is the Philippines' most closely watched political event in years. Conviction would cost Duterte the vice presidency and her eligibility for 2028. The prosecution's task in the days ahead is to connect individual undeclared assets into a complete unexplained-wealth chain.
图片来源:图:达沃市政厅大楼正面。摄影:Patrickroque01,CC BY-SA 4.0,来源:Wikimedia Commons

