Manila, July 20 -- Supreme Court (SC) jurisprudence requires authorities to examine the entire financial picture of a public official when determining whether unexplained wealth exists, House of Representatives prosecutor and Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno told the Senate impeachment court on Monday.

Responding to questions from Senator-Judge Joel Villanueva during the oral arguments on the prosecution's subpoena requests, Diokno said the request for financial records of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte is firmly anchored on existing jurisprudence rather than speculation.

"Ang hinihiling po namin sa mga subpoena ay kaugnay sa Article 2 which involves charges of unexplained wealth. Kung titingnan po natin ang mga jurisprudence pagdat...