THE House Committee on Justice has subpoenaed the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to produce tax records of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte and her husband Manases Carpio, including nearly two decades of income tax returns, as part of the ongoing impeachment proceedings.
In a subpoena ad testificandum et duces tecum dated March 31, 2026, the panel directed BIR Commissioner Atty. Charlito Martin R. Mendoza to appear before lawmakers 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,” the order read.
The subpoena stems from the verified impeachment complaints against Duterte endorsed by several lawmakers.
Lawmakers are seeking “tax compliance and reported income of Sara Z. Duterte, her spouse, Manases Carpio, and various business entities in which they hold interest,” as well as “original or certified true copies of the Annual Income Tax Returns of Sara Z. Duterte, her spouse, Manases Carpio, for the years 2007 to 2025.”
The order also covers multiple corporations and business interests allegedly linked to the couple, including Metro City Chow Foods Corp., Gencorp Industries Inc., Carpio Lawyers, 888 Bistro, CALE88 Foods Corp., Madayaw Fisheries Corp., Mati City Ice Plant and Cold Storage Inc., Amianan Shores Inc., Geometry Security and Investigation Agency Inc., and Cabletow 88 Shipping and Marine Services Inc.
According to the panel, the records are needed “to identify and authenticate the submissions to your office, such as but not limited to the Income Tax Returns and Annual Financial Statements of Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte and her spouse, Manases Carpio, as well as the various entities in which they hold interests, and to testify thereon.”
The order was issued “by authority of the Committee,” and signed by Justice Committee chairperson Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro of Batangas, Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III, and attested by Secretary General Atty. Cheloy E. Velicaria-Garafil.
The panel is currently conducting hearings to determine whether there is sufficient basis to elevate the impeachment complaints against Duterte to the plenary for possible transmittal to the Senate.
