Sara Duterte’s P64,000-city hall payout from ‘salary differential’ – witness

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The salary differential came from the increases in wages of government employees under the Salary Standardization Law, says Davao City Accountant Vingelin Bajan

WITNESS. Davao City accountant Vingelin Bajan takes the witness stand on Day 41 of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on November 10, 2026.

MANILA, Philippines – Davao City Accountant Vingelin Bajan on Tuesday, November 10, testified that Vice President Sara Duterte received salary differentials worth over P64,000 from the Davao City government in 2023.

On Day 41 of the impeachment trial, Bajan presented a summary of Duterte’s differential payroll, showing the Vice President received salary differentials from the Davao City government in January 2023 amounting to P64,195. This was purportedly divided in two tranches: P31,718.64 in January to December 2020 and P32,476.08 in January to December 2021.

“This came from the salary differentials due to the passage of the Salary Standardization Law (SSL) in 2019 that has yearly increases in tranches,” Bajan told the impeachment court.

Duterte served her third and final term as Davao City mayor in 2019 before her election as vice president in June 2022.

Bajan said all government employees were entitled to the salary increases under the SSL, and explained that Duterte’s payment covered only the adjustments corresponding to her years as mayor. She also attributed the delayed release to “incomplete” supporting documents, which included the notice of salary adjustment (NOSA) and payroll register.

“The supporting documents were only completed in January 2023. We cannot release the differential if the supporting documents were incomplete,” Bajan said.

A Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) official previously testified that Duterte received compensation from the Davao City government in 2023, while already serving as vice president.

“Pensions or gratuities shall not be considered as additional, double, or indirect compensation,” it added.

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