Manila, Nov. 12 -- Vice President Sara Duterte remained a director and Compensation Committee member of Metro City Chow Foods Corp. from 2022 to 2025 despite a constitutional ban on business participation while in office.

Defense witness Suzette Balucanag-Punay, the company's in-house counsel, confirmed this Wednesday during cross-examination by House private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan before the Senate impeachment court.

"Sara Z. Duterte is a member of the board of directors and a member of the compensation committee," Punay said.

She acknowledged that Duterte remained listed in the company's general information sheets (GIS) even after becoming vice president on June 30, 2022.

Earlier, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Director ...