Manila, Sept. 22 -- A businessman appointed by former president Rodrigo R. Duterte as special envoy to China surfaced Tuesday in the Senate impeachment court's effort to determine who ultimately controls GenCorp Industries Inc., a company declared by Vice President Sara Z. Duterte in her Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs).

Senator-judge Erwin Tulfo traced the name of Jaime Tan Cruz across several corporations whose records were presented by prosecution witness Gerardo del Rosario, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Company Registration and Monitoring Department.

Del Rosario confirmed that Cruz's name appears in the records of City Hall King Chow Foods Corp., Metro City Chow Foods Corp., Great...