The Office of the Vice President (OVP) honored 40 war veterans from Davao City on Wednesday, August 27, in a pre-National Heroes Day celebration recognizing their courage, sacrifice, and service to the country. In a statement, the OVP said Vice President Sara Duterte led the gathering, titled...
Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Wednesday, August 26 that the body can compel the Office of the Vice President to produce evidence that the confidential funds given to the agency were utilized properly and given as rewards to informants. Escudero...
A blind follower of Vice President Sara Duterte. That 's how House prosecutor Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua characterized former Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer (SDO) Gina Acosta based on her testimony in Duterte’s ongoing Senate impeachment trial. During...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, Aug. 25, confirmed it has formally ended its internal inquiry into Col. Raymund Dante Lachica, former head of Vice President Sara Duterte’s security detail, over allegations tied to the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) confidential...
Office of the Vice President (OVP) Assistant Chief-of-staff Lemuel Ortonio told the Senate impeachment court on Tuesday, Aug. 25 that Vice President Sara Duterte’s request for confidential funds had no supporting documents. Ortonio, the prosecution panel 's second hostile witness in the...
Was hostile witness Gina Acosta "coached" before stepping back on the witness stand in the continuation of Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial Monday, Aug. 24? At the very least, this question entered the minds of the House prosecution team members after they took note of...
Putting his Nostradamus cap on, Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong believes that Vice President Sara Duterte won 't be participating in the House of Representatives 2027 budget plenary debates. The Office of the Vice President (OVP) is seeking about P2.2 billion under the...
Malacañang said requests for transparency regarding travel authorities issued to public officials will be accommodated, stressing that no one is being singled out. Amid exchanges between the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and Malacañang regarding the recent travel authority granted to Vice...
Former Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer (SDO) Gina Acosta told the Senate impeachment court Monday, Aug. 17 how she was able to encash P125 million in confidential funds, which she then released to Col. Raymund Dante Lachica upon the instructions of respondent Vice...
Former Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer (SDO) Gina Acosta said confidential funds were spent on tree-planting activities under the agency 's "good governance programs". Acosta, a hostile witness for the prosecution in Vice President Sara Duterte 's ongoing...
The Senate Impeachment Court on Monday, August 17 declared Vice President Sara Duterte’s special disbursement officer at the Office of the Vice President, Gina Acosta, the first hostile witness in the trial over the alleged misuse of confidential funds. Presiding Officer Senator Francis...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) still has legal remedies available if the Commission on Audit (COA) upholds a Notice of Disallowance involving its funds, defense spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa said. Poa explained the process during a press briefing following the 15th day of Vice President...
