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VP Sara Duterte, 'di sinagot ang tanong ng mga kongresista ukol sa P73-M confi fund disallowance ng OVP noong 2022
The Commission on Audit (COA) flagged P73.28 million of the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) P125 million confidential funds from 2022, issuing a Notice of Disallowance on Aug. 8, 2024.
These disallowed expenditures, nearly two-thirds of the total, included payments for rewards in goods and procurement of office equipment.
During a House budget hearing, ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro highlighted that P40 million of the funds were allocated for medical and food aid, questioning how this was spent in just 11 days in December 2022.
Vice President Sara Duterte declined to directly answer questions about the 2022 confidential fund disallowance, insisting that the discussion should be about the OVP's proposed P2 billion budget for 2025, which reportedly has no confidential funds.
Castro argued that understanding the past expenditures is crucial for lawmakers to guide their discussions on the 2025 budget.
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Vice President Sara Duterte insists that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) did not misuse its confidential funds in 2022, labeling the allegations as a political attack.
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Vice President Sara Duterte and the House Committee on Appropriations clashed over the OVP's proposed 2025 budget and confidential fund usage.
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ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro will oppose the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) proposed budget for 2025 due to concerns over its past misuse of confidential funds.
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ACT-Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro stated that Vice President Sara Duterte's alleged misuse of P125 million in confidential funds in 2022 constitutes an impeachable offense.
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Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo found defending the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) budget, particularly its confidential funds, to be the most challenging task of her legislative career.
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