Tax records match the declared property values, but the location indicated in the Vice President’s SALN does not match the city’s official barangay records.
MANILA (November 11) — A property declared in Vice President Sara Duterte’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) has an address identifying a barangay that does not exist in the Island Garden City of Samal, the city’s assessor told the Senate Impeachment Court on Tuesday.
John Kenneth Enumerables, Samal city assessor, testified that local tax records showed the property’s assessed and market values matched those declared in Duterte’s SALN.
However, he pointed to a discrepancy in the property’s location.
According to Enumerables, city records place the property in Barangay San Isidro, Kaputian District, while Duterte’s SALN identifies it as being in Barangay Matanos.
The assessor confirmed that no Barangay Matanos exists in the Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte.
During direct examination, defense lawyer Lindon Bacquel asked Enumerables to identify the property’s registered owner.
“The registered owner is Manases Reyes Carpio,” the assessor replied, referring to Duterte’s husband.
Asked to identify the property’s actual location, Enumerables cited Barangay San Isidro, Kaputian District.
The testimony places a discrepancy in the property’s declared address before the impeachment court, even as the assessor confirmed that its reported values corresponded with local tax records.
The distinction is important: matching property valuations do not, by themselves, resolve questions about the accuracy of the declared address or establish whether the discrepancy was an error, an omission or something requiring further explanation.
The court’s assessment of the testimony will therefore depend on the documentary evidence and any clarification offered by the parties.
