By email, fax, and courier, PCIJ sent two batches of request letters to the President, Sara, and Paolo for comment and, if possible, sit-down interviews. The first batch moved in October 2018 and the second, in January 2019. The letters raised specific questions about the wealth, business engagements, and properties of the Dutertes.
By email, fax, and courier, PCIJ sent two batches of request letters to the President, Sara, and Paolo for comment and, if possible, sit-down interviews. The first batch moved in October 2018 and the second, in January 2019. The letters raised specific questions about the wealth, business engagements, and properties of the Dutertes.
By email, fax, and courier, PCIJ sent two batches of request letters to the President, Sara, and Paolo for comment and, if possible, sit-down interviews. The first batch moved in October 2018 and the second, in January 2019. The letters raised specific questions about the wealth, business engagements, and properties of the Dutertes.
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
08 October 201 8
HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. DUTERTE
President of the Republic of the Philippines
(Office of the President, Malacafan Palace, Manila
Subject: PCL interview requestre: SALN entries
Dear Mr, President:
Grestings from the Philippine Center for lnvestigative Journalism (PCL). We bope this letter
finds you inthe best of health and cheer.
We waite to sccure your comments and io request a sit-down interview with Your Excellency in
-comnsstion with & PCH report on the Statsment of Asscts, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN}
that you have submitted a a public official from 1997 to 2017
(Our initial research shows that:
|, Across the 20-year period from 1997-201 7, your declared net worth had increased by
2,955 percent,
Compared with the SALN submission of three presidents before you, your net wath
‘ecard is by far the highest in terms of percentage inerease. Please comment
2 Youhave reported your properties but at times did not declare their respective acquisition
‘canis and that some were reported years after these had been purchased, Please explain
why.
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Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
21 January 2019
MIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. DUTERTE
resident of the Republic ofthe Philippines
Office ofthe President, Malacadn Palace, Masila
Subject: Request for comments re: SALN entries
Dear Mr. President:
‘Grectings from the Philippine Ceater for Investigative Joumalism (PCL), We hope this letter finds you in
the best of health and chece,
We write once more to secure your comments in connection with a PCL report that we are runing
00a. This isin relation to the Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (S ALIN) that you have
submitted as public official from 1997 10 2017. We have reviewed a number of documents for this story
and our research showed that
1. You only stamed declaring Honda Cars Gen, Santos, Ine. in your 2000 SALN and tndeated that
You stated your engagement in sad company in 1997 even when, according tothe Cerificate of
Incorporation of the company, your connection with the company stated in 1996 as one of its
incorporaton. Please comment
2. Welocated records of one “Fabiosa Duterte Cimasranca Carcedo Law Firm (FDCCO Law}
Co." registered in the SEC on February 6, 2003 which listed you as onc ofthe partners ofthe
firm, The firm was never included in your lst of business interests in any and ail of your SALNs
fiom 2003 onwands. Please explain why.
3. Nother documents were submitted by FDCCO Law to SEC. Its status in SEC, however,
remains as “tegistered”. We seek your categorical statement on the status of your involvement in
the firm. Please comment
‘As well, we wish reiterate our request for your comments on our frst st of findings that we sent you last
October:
1, Acros the 20-year perid from 1997-2017, your declared net worth had increased by 2.955 per
cent,
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Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
08 Getober 2018
HON. SARA Z. DUTERTE
Mayor, Davao City
‘San Pedro Street, Davao City
Subjects PCH interview request re: SALN entries
Dear Hon. Duterte:
Greetings from the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCL). We hope this letter
finds you in the best of health and cheer.
‘We write to secure your comments and to request a sit-down interview with Your Excellency in
conncetion with « PCL report on the Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (ALN)
that you have submitted as a public official from 2007 to 2016.
research shows that:
‘Some of the real properties that you said you own have been declared in your SALNs a
year or years after these had been purchased, Please explain why,
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2. A number of times, you declared certain real properties leaving out their acquisition
costs. Please explain why.
3. You reported the biggest spike in your net worth aflera three-year period when you did
not hold public office. What sources of income during your time out of fom public aftice
accounted for this increase?
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