Witness admits questioning GenCorp payments to VP Duterte

Inquirer.net - Nov 11, 2026

MANILA, Philippines –  GenCorp Industries Inc. Corporate Counsel Suzette Balucanag-Punay admitted on Wednesday questioning the company’s payments to Vice President Sara Duterte worth P2 million from 2022 to 2025. Earlier, Balucanag-Punay herself testified that GenCorp had been disbursing money to the vice president as “returns” from a “loose investment” to Davao Bounty Times Food Corp.

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