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Castro vows to oppose OVP proposed 2025 budget over past misuse issues
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.
Castro cited the Commission on Audit's (COA) directive for the OVP to return ₱73 million in confidential funds from December 2022 due to alleged improper use.
She questioned how the OVP could be entrusted with a higher budget if it could not properly manage the returned funds.
During a recent budget hearing, Castro noted that Vice President Sara Duterte failed to provide sufficient explanation on how the confidential funds were spent.
The Makabayan congresswoman stated that the OVP's dubious track record makes it unacceptable to allocate a separate budget for social aid.
The House of Representatives is currently deliberating on the proposed P6.352-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2025, which includes the OVP's budget request.
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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 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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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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