Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Business & Finance › Duterte-Carpio impeachment trial zeroes in on US$3,220 Tokyo meal
Business & Finance

Duterte-Carpio impeachment trial zeroes in on US$3,220 Tokyo meal

Duterte-Carpio impeachment trial zeroes in on US$3,220 Tokyo meal
South China Morning Post Thursday 12 November 2026, 09:41 UTC By SCMP’s Asia desk 1 min read
Key Points

A six-figure dinner bill in Japan involving Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s family has drawn scrutiny over her perceived lavish lifestyle, as ordinary Filipinos grapple with elevated inflation and a slowing economy. The 205,007-peso (US$3,220) tab was racked up at an upscale Tokyo restaurant in 2023 by a group of 11 people. Charged to the credit card of her lawyer-husband, Manases Carpio, the expense took centre stage on Thursday at Duterte-Carpio’s impeachment trial, which is...

A six-figure dinner bill in Japan involving Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s family has drawn scrutiny over her perceived lavish lifestyle, as ordinary Filipinos grapple with elevated inflation and a slowing economy. The 205,007-peso (US$3,220) tab was racked up at an upscale Tokyo restaurant in 2023 by a group of 11 people. Charged to the credit card of her lawyer-husband, Manases Carpio, the expense took centre stage on Thursday at Duterte-Carpio’s impeachment trial, which is...
Tokyo (LOCATION) Japan (LOCATION) Philippine (ORG) Sara Duterte (PERSON) Filipinos (ORG) Manases Carpio (PERSON) Duterte-Carpio’s (ORG)
Originally published by South China Morning Post Read original →

Related Stories

Data Centers Will Continue to Be Built, Despite Midterm Elections

Big technology companies saw the tide turn against their giant A.I. projects, but they have the means to weather delays.

NYT Business 6m ago

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle move into new home in Cotswolds

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly moved into a new Cotswolds home on their friend’s estate after returning to the U.K. with their children in August.

MarketWatch 7m ago

Help! A Broken Toilet Grounded My Plane, and the Airline Won’t Cover a Hotel.

Turkish Airlines tried to wiggle out of paying for a passenger’s $512 overnight stay after a stomach-churning malfunction forced it to cancel a flight in Denver.

NYT Business 7m ago

Want to Short a Stock? Kalshi and C.T.F.C. Allow It as ‘Perpetual Trades.’

Tarek Mansour, co-founder and chief executive of Kalshi, preparing for a speaking appearance last month in New York. Mr. Mansour promotes the new type of trade as the most flexible financial instrument ever invented.

NYT Business 7m ago