Noting that the prosecution has yet to establish its allegations, the defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, August 4, reiterated that there was "no misuse" or misappropriation of the Office of the Vice President 's (OVP) confidential funds. Defense spokesperson Atty. Michael...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) and Department of Education 's (DepEd) questionable use of its P612.5-million confidential funds under Vice President Sara Duterte is a scam similar to the multi-million peso corruption scandals in the country 's history. Private prosecutor Lorna...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, August 4, disputed claims that she was the first vice president in Philippine history to receive confidential funds, saying such assertions are misleading and inconsistent with historical records. Speaking to reporters after the day...
Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) officials purportedly asked the Commission on Audit (COA) to issue a less formal “audit query” instead of an Audit Observation Memorandum (AOM) over deficiencies in the agencies’ confidential fund submissions, a COA...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong believed that the supposed haste by which P125 million was encashed and spent betrayed an alleged effort to misuse the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) confidential funds. Adiong, a spokesperson of the prosecution panel seeking to convict Vice...
A total of 10 more questionable-sounding names--including one that could potentially be related to the infamous confidential funds recipient "Mary Grace Piattos"--were brought up Monday, Aug. 3 during respondent Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial. During the proceedings,...
Impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte signed the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) liquidation report certifying that the purpose of its P125-million confidential fund-cash advance had been accomplished, Prosecution witness Commission on Audit (COA) auditor Roderick Wamil...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, August 3, rejected the prosecution 's assertion that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) spent its P125 million confidential fund within 11 days in December 2022, disputing a claim based on Commission on Audit (COA) records during...
The litigation on article I covering confidential funds misuse on the part of impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte could be a long and complicated one. But for House impeachment adviser Robert Ace Barbers and impeachment case complainant Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep....
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong has criticized Vice President Sara Duterte for reverting to violent rhetoric aimed at diverting public attention from the evidence being presented against her before the Senate impeachment court. Adiong was referring to Duterte’s remarks on how...
The House prosecution panel believes that the testimonies of the two former bank executives strengthen the credibility of alleged Vice President Sara Duterte bagman Ramil Madriaga. While Madriga 's name wasn 't mentioned during continuation of respondent Duterte 's Senate impeachment...
Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua earned what could be described as a more than perfect score from lead prosecutor Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro for his performance Wednesday, July 29 in Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial. "11/10," Luistro...
