From Madriaga to Mary Grace Piattos: Prosecution’s witnesses in Sara Duterte trial

MANILA, Philippines – The prosecution team has listed more than 50 witnesses in the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.

The name ranges from Duterte’s alleged former bagman Ramil Madriaga, to the infamous Mary Grace Piattos, a signatory in one of the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) confidential fund receipts.

The list is contained in the prosecution’s pre-trial brief, a copy of which Rappler obtained from numerous trusted sources.

The list may still be reduced after the conclusion of pre-trial proceedings.

Below is the full list.

On Article I: Alleged misuse of confidential funds

1. House of Representatives Legislative Archives and Museum Management Service Director Marivic Pareja
2. Former Department of Budget and Management secretary Amenah Pangandaman or a DBM representative
3. Commission on Audit officer Roderick Wamil or a COA representative
4. Former Department of Education (DepEd) special disbursing officer Edward Fajarda
5. Colonel Raymund Dante Lachica, former head of the Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group (VPSPG)
6. Lieutenant Colonel Dennis D. Nolasco, Duterte’s security officer
7. Former DepEd undersecretary Michael Poa
8. Former Deped undersecretary Nolasco Mempin
9. Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) officer Nenita Camposano
10. OVP special disbursing officer Gina Acosta
11. OVP chief accountant Julieta Villadelrey
12. OVP director Rosalynne Sanchez
13. OVP Assistant Secretary Lemuel Ortonio
14. LBP officer Violeta Constantino
15. Ramil Madriaga, Duterte’s self-confessed bagman
16. Richard Babagay
17. Caroline Moldez-Pitoy, questioned documents division chief of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
18. Former OVP spokesperson Reynold Munsayac
19. Aurea Quilala, wife of former Office of the Ombudsman assistant special prosecutor Ryan Rey Quilala
20. Assistant National Statistician Marizza Grande
21. Former ISAFP Officer or other intelligence operations expert
22. COA Commissioner Douglas Malilin/ Assistant Commissioner Nilda Plaras/ State Auditor Gloria Camora
23. Lt. Col. Manaros M. Boransing Ii/ Lt. Col. Magtangol Panopio/ Lt. Col. Carlos Sangdaan, Jr./ Maj. Gen. Adonis Bajao/ other Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) representatives
24. OVP chief-of-staff Zuleika Lopez
25. Mary Grace Piattos 

Reserve witnesses by the prosecution:

1. Corroborative witness
2. Alleged recipients of OVP/DepEd confidential funds (whose names appear in the OVP and DepEd recipient list but who never actually received any funds)

On Article II: Alleged unexplained wealth

1. Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) representative
2. DBM/COA representative
3. Securities and Exchange Commission director Gerardo del Rosario/ SEC representative
4. Land Registration Authority/Land Transportation Office representative
5. Ombudsman Boying Remulla/Office of the Ombudsman officer Karen Batu/ Office of the Ombudsman representative
6. Civil Service Commission representative
7. Anti-Money Laundering Council Executive Director Ronel  Buenaventura, or AMLC representative
8. Financial/forensic analysts
9. Bank representatives
10. Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV
11. Philippine National Police (PNP) Firearms and Explosive Office representative
12. Firearms dealer
13. Representatives from franchising companies such as Jollibee
14. Former deputy ombudsman Melchor Carandang
15. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) representative

On Article III: Alleged bribery

1. Former DepEd undersecretary Gloria Jumamil-Mercado
2. Former DepEd bids and awards committee chair Resty Osias
3. Wilma Ecalnir or any other accountant from DepEd
4. Edward Fajarda

On Article IV: Apparent threats to the life of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

1. House Legislative Security Bureau Executive Director Belinda Bello
2. Senior NBI agent Jeremy Lotoc
3. NBI cybercrime division investigation agent John Mark Calilung
4. NBI chief Melvin Matibag
5. Philippine National Police Firearms and Explosives Office representative
6. Mikhail Flores, Reuters reporter
7. Bonz Magsambol, former Rappler reporter
8. Abe Andres, sheriff whom Duterte punched in the face when she was Davao City mayor

Reserve witnesses

1. Family member of a victim of threats
2. Psychiatrist 

– Rappler.com