OVP 2023 confidential funds scrutiny
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte continues as auditors testify regarding the irregular use of confidential funds in the OVP and DepEd. Testimony highlights issues with non-compliance, lack of itemization, and the use of fake identities in financial records.
Why it matters
The case represents a significant political controversy involving high-level government accountability and the misuse of public funds in the Philippines.
Personnel transport boxes marked “Confidential Funds” containing evidence brought by the Commission on Audit (COA) at the Senate of the Philippines in Pasay City on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. | INQUIRER PHOTO / NIÑO JESUS ORBETA
MANILA, Philippines – The House prosecution panel will resume its presentation of evidence on the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) 2023 confidential funds on Tuesday as Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial enters its 12th day.
Commission on Audit (COA) auditor Roderick Wamil will continue his testimony, examining documents related to the OVP’s confidential fund expenditures and sharing his observations on the records.
Wamil, who previously served as a COA-Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office (ICFAO) auditor, was among those who audited Duterte’s confidential funds not only in the OVP, but also in the Department of Education (DepEd) when she was secretary.
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