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Exec confirms OVP asking COA not to comply with House subpoena on confi funds audit
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) confirmed a letter sent to the Commission on Audit (COA) requesting that they not submit documents related to the audit of the OVP's confidential funds.
Quezon 2nd District Rep. David 'Jay Jay' Suarez questioned the OVP's Chief of Staff, Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez, about the letter during a House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability hearing.
Lopez affirmed that she indeed wrote the letter dated August 21, 2024, which asked COA to disregard the House's subpoena for documents concerning the audit of the 2022 and 2023 confidential funds of the OVP and the Department of Education.
The letter argued that the subpoena violated the constitutional principle of separation of powers.
It further stated that the subpoena was not issued in aid of legislation, thus exceeding the legislative power of inquiry, and impermissibly interfered with the exclusive functions and independence of COA.
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