MANILA— The House prosecution on Friday wrapped up its presentation of evidence in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte, saying the testimony of its final witness strengthened its case involving allegations of unexplained wealth and inaccurate financial declarations.

House impeachment team adviser and spokesperson Ace Barbers said financial forensic expert Alexander Cabrera’s findings on P817.87 million in allegedly undeclared assets and income involving Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases “Mans” Carpio, could help secure her conviction.

“I must say that this last witness na pinresenta natin ended with a bang,” Barbers said during a post-trial press briefing.

Cabrera, a certified public accountant, lawyer and former chairman of Isla Lipana & Co., the Philippine member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers, estimated that the couple had P817.87 million in allegedly undeclared assets and income from 2022 to 2025.

Barbers said Cabrera linked bank records, Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs), Securities and Exchange Commission filings and audited financial statements to establish the significance of the financial transactions presented during the proceedings.

“We’re confident that the evidence that we presented in the impeachment court will perhaps merit a conviction,” Barbers said.

He described the documentary evidence as “incontrovertible” and questioned how the defense could dispute the records presented to the Senate impeachment court.

“I believe, and I’m sure that my colleagues here share my opinion in saying that this will hit the nail— this will be the final nail in the coffin,” he added.

House prosecutor and Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon also pointed to the difference between Cabrera’s findings and Duterte’s declared net worth.

“Ladies and gentlemen, the end is near,” Ridon said.

Although the defense has yet to present its evidence, Ridon said the amounts cited by the prosecution raised questions about the alleged financial discrepancies.

“I think the numbers are staggering today. More than 800 million [pesos] in supposed unexplained wealth, as stated by the expert witness, against a SALN of 98 million [pesos],” he said.

“So I think it is clear that patapos na po ito, mga kaibigan,” Ridon added.

Meanwhile, House prosecution spokesperson and Lanao del Sur 1st District Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong said Cabrera’s testimony presented a broader account of what the prosecution believes was a deliberate effort to conceal assets.

“More than the numbers, it speaks about story, a storyline, kwento. ’Yun po ’yung binigay sa atin ni Atty. Cabrera,” Alonto Adiong said.

He cited transactions involving time deposits converted into manager’s checks approximately 12 times, a financial trail involving about P95 million, including P16 million allegedly transferred to Davao businessman Samuel “Sammy” Uy, and overlapping shareholders in companies linked to the couple.

Alonto Adiong also pointed to Cabrera’s analysis of Cale88 Foods Corp. and GenCorp Industries Inc., including an estimated 20-percent beneficial interest attributed to Duterte in the companies.

He noted that Duterte declared an interest in GenCorp in her SALN despite not being listed in the company’s General Information Sheet. GenCorp, he said, operated five Jollibee branches in Davao City and had obtained contracts from the city government.

Alonto Adiong maintained that the transactions and corporate arrangements cited by the prosecution indicated deliberate concealment of assets, which he characterized as betrayal of public trust and culpable violation of the Constitution.

“We ended this with a bang. Big bang,” he said, echoing Barbers’ assessment of the prosecution’s final witness.

Article II of the impeachment complaint covers allegations of unexplained wealth, inaccurate financial declarations and prohibited business interests.

The prosecution’s claims and Cabrera’s findings remain subject to evaluation by the Senate impeachment court.