Manases Carpio, the husband of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, has filed a petition before a Quezon City court seeking a temporary restraining order against a subpoena issued by the House committee on justice (the lower chamber of the Philippines' Congress) demanding the couple's income tax returns, VAT payments from 2007 to 2025, and records of related business entities. Carpio argues the subpoena is politically motivated and unconstitutional, calling for it to be declared "null and void," while lawmakers counter that the financial records are directly relevant to ongoing impeachment proceedings against the Vice President. The case matters as it tests the reach of legislative investigative powers amid a high-profile impeachment process that could see Duterte face trial before the Senate.