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In rare move, House defers 2025 budget deliberations for Sara Duterte-led OVP
The House of Representatives' committee on appropriations deferred deliberations on the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) proposed P2.037 billion budget for 2025.
This move is rare for a chamber that has often accorded parliamentary courtesy to the OVP, unlike previous years when budget deliberations were quickly approved.
The committee instead scheduled another round of deliberations for the OVP on September 10, following five hours of proceedings.
The OVP's 2025 budget request is an increase from its P1.885 billion budget for the current year.
The deferral came after Vice President Sara Duterte repeatedly refused to answer questions regarding the OVP's P125 million confidential funds in 2022, which the Commission on Audit requested to be refunded due to supposed irregularities.
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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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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.
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Vice President Sara Duterte attended a House budget hearing alone, stating she had information about a pre-planned "script" to question her use of confidential funds.
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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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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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