Manila, Sept. 14 -- Cash on hand and bank deposits must be separately declared in a public official's Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) and cannot be folded into other personal properties, a former Sandiganbayan chief told the Senate impeachment court Monday.

Retired Sandiganbayan presiding justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang made the clarification as senator-judges began establishing the legal standards for Article II of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment case, which covers alleged unexplained wealth, SALN discrepancies and continued business interests.

"Yung cash on hand and cash in bank, they must be specifically declared in the SALN. Hindi pwede i-lump yun sa ibang other personal properties (Cash on hand and cash...