Manila Bulletin
Did OVP use bogus receipts to justify spending P23.8M confidential funds?
Lawmaker Joel Chua of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability flagged alleged discrepancies and "bogus" documents in the P23.8 million confidential fund liquidation of the Office of the Vice President (OVP).
Rep. Rodge Gutierrez of 1-Rider Party-list noted that the OVP submitted 158 acknowledgment receipts, some of which bore a December 2023 date despite no confidential funds being disbursed during that period.
Gutierrez suggested that these receipts may have been prepared belatedly or that the OVP might have "over-liquidated" the funds.
The lawmaker highlighted that having 158 people make the same documentation error raises concerns about the validity of the submitted receipts and could warrant legislative action.
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