Sara trial bares possible constitutional violation that SEC did not probe
Did Sara Duterte violate the constitutional ban on a vice president participating in business?
Vice President Sara Duterte's presence on the board of Metro City Chow Foods Corp., a company she helped found, during her term as vice president has raised constitutional concerns, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC has not concluded on its own whether Duterte's dual role constitutes a violation of the 1987 Constitution, Director Gerardo del Rosario told the vice president's impeachment trial on Monday, September 21.
The company's filings list Duterte as a director from 2018 through 2025, after she was elected vice president in 2022. Del Rosario believes it is the Senate's responsibility, not the SEC's, to determine if Duterte's role breached the constitutional ban on vice presidents participating in any business. The SEC only investigates securities violations, not breaches of the Constitution by public officials.
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