VP Trial Day 43: BPI Senior VP to testify on Duterte-Carpio letters

Inquirer.net - Nov 12, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Senior Vice President of the Bank of the Philippine Islands will testify as the fifth defense witness in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Thursday. BPI SVP Atty. Paul Roderick Ysmael is set to testify on the letter requests of Duterte and her spouse, Atty. Manases Carpio through their legal

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