The Commission on Audit (COA) is studying the possibility of launching a fraud audit against the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) over the “unusual” names of the recipients of confidential funds from the two agencies that were both then under Vice...
What 's the rationale for spending millions in confidential funds to secure Vice President Sara Duterte in Davao City--her family 's political stronghold? House prosecution panel spokesperson Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong asked this question following Commission on...
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...
Senator-judge Raffy Tulfo on Wednesday, Aug. 12, questioned the Office of the Vice President’s P16 million confidential fund spending on safe-house rentals in 2022 for 11 days, noting that the amount appeared higher in comparison with daily rental rates in exclusive subdivisions. During the 15th...
Defense counsel for Vice President Sara Duterte pressed a Commission on Audit (COA) witness on Wednesday, August 12, over intelligence and surveillance activities cited by the Office of the Vice President (OVP). During the impeachment trial, defense counsel Kristine Ferrer presented...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) under Vice President Sara Duterte spent its confidential funds for Christmas activities, gift-giving, tree planting, and other events--a big no-no as far as the Commission on Audit (COA) was concerned. This was the main takeaway from COA state auditor Xylene...
The House prosecution panel is blaming Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team for puportedly "slowing the pace" of the impeachment trial--whether by design or not. Private prosecutor Benjamin "Jay" Tolosa Jr. was referring to the situation surrounding their current witness on the stand,...
In over four years, Vice President Sara Duterte showed no sincerity to properly liquidate the P612.5 million in confidential funds that were released to offices under her control--specifically the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and Department of Education (DepEd). Thus, said House impeachment...
House Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V hilariously assumed on Wednesday, Aug. 5 that all informants of impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte were sickly or had an ailment of some sort. This was Ortega 's sarcastic commentary to testimony coming out of...
Dismissing allegations of wrongdoing or conflict of interest, the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Aug. 5, maintained that a meeting between officials of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Commission on Audit (COA) was lawful and intended solely to clarify audit...
The House prosecution team in Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial called to the witness stand on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 5 its fourth witness on the allegation of confidential fund misuse. Taking her oath before senator-judges was COA Intelligence and Confidential Funds...
There is a presumption that Vice President Sara Duterte used the confidential and intelligence funds of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) for her personal benefit because she failed to comply with state auditing rules, a Commission on Audit (COA) auditor...
