The Office of the Vice President spent its P125 million confidential funds in just 11 days — even shorter than the 19 days initially detailed by Makabayan lawmakers, Rep. Stella Quimbo (Marikina) revealed during budget plenary debates at the House of Representatives.
Vice President Sara Duterte has repeatedly refused to detail how her office spent the secret funds she obtained in 2022 from the Office of the President, relying instead on statements name-calling her critics and on her allies — including Quimbo — to insist there was nothing improper in the expenditure.
The lawmaker answered on behalf of COA because she sponsored the budget proposal of the agency in the plenary, as practiced in House procedures. Quimbo also said that COA is set to release its preliminary audit findings on the OVP's P125 million in confidential funds on November 15. This led lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc to describe the sudden appearance of the fund as “magic," alleging that there were irregularities in how the OVP acquired this lump sum, as confidential funds are typically included through the general appropriations process.
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