THE House Committee on Justice has directed Ombudsman Hon. Jesus Crispin C. Remulla to appear before the panel and submit official records of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte’s Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs) as part of the ongoing impeachment proceedings.
In a “subpoena testificandum et duces tecum,” the panel directed Remulla to attend the hearing on April 14, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the House of Representatives in Quezon City.
“You are hereby directed to appear before the Committee on Justice on April 14, 2026, 10:00 A.M., at the 2nd Floor of the People Center, House of Representatives, and to submit the following documents,” according to the subpoena issued by the panel and received by the Office of the Ombudsman.
The subpoena requires the submission of “Certified True Copies of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) of Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte for the years 2022 – 2025 inclusive, 2007 – 2013 inclusive, and 2016 – 2022 inclusive.”
According to the panel, the documents are sought “for the Committee to be apprised of the assets, liabilities and net worth declared by Vice President Sara Z. Duterte from the time she started public service until the present.”
The directive was issued in connection with the verified impeachment complaints filed by Reverend Father Joel Saballa and others, endorsed by Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila M. de Lima, as well as a separate complaint by Atty. Nathaniel G. Cabrera endorsed by Manila Rep. Bienvenido M. Abante Jr. and Deputy Speaker Paolo P. Ortega V of La Union.
The subpoena was issued on March 31, 2026 and bore the authority of House Committee on Justice chairperson Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” R. Luistro of Batangas and Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III, with attestation from Secretary General Atty. Cheloy E. Velicaria-Garafil.
