@verafiles.org: Witness: Sara's P64,194 payment was back pay for mayoral service Davao City accountant Vingelin Bajan told the impeachment court that the P64,194.72 Vice President Sara Duterte received in 2023 was a salary differential for 2020 and 2021, when she was still mayor of Davao City. Bajan clarified the payment in response to Presiding Officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s question about its purpose. Defense counsel Lindon Bacquel earlier presented two payroll records: a January-December 2020 salary differential amounting to P31,718.64 and a 2021 differential of P32,476.08. Escudero pointed out that a 2022 voucher covered the two years’ salary differentials, which were paid only in 2023. Bajan said the P64,194.72 check was released on Jan. 10, 2023, after delays in completing the required documents.

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