Only VP with confidential funds is Sara Duterte, COA auditor says
A Commission on Audit official testified that Vice President Sara Duterte was the only Vice President and Department of Education secretary to receive confidential funds during his tenure. The testimony occurred during the ongoing Senate impeachment proceedings.
Why it matters
The testimony provides critical evidence in a high-stakes political impeachment trial regarding the use of public funds.
CONFIDENTIAL FUNDS. State Auditor Roderick Wamil testifies before the Senate sitting as an impeachment court, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. | Screengrab from Senate livestream
MANILA – A Commission on Audit (COA) auditor testified Monday that Vice President Sara Duterte was the only Vice President and the only Department of Education (DepEd) secretary who had confidential funds, which he audited during his assignment with the commission’s Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office (ICFAO).
Testifying before the Senate impeachment court, state auditor Roderick Wamil, now an audit team leader at the COA Pasay office, told senator-judges that he served at the ICFAO from September 2014 to February 2024.
During this period, he said, three vice presidents served — former vice presidents Jejomar Binay and Leni Robredo and incumbent Duterte.
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However, only Duterte’s Office of the Vice President (OVP) received confidential fund appropriations.
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